Child mortality rate ihme in Tanzania
Tanzania: Child mortality rate ihme was 5.71 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate ihme in Tanzania, 1950–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality rate ihme in Tanzania is 5.71, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate ihme in Tanzania peaked at 25.98 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 5.71, in 2019.
That places Tanzania 25th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 25.15 | 24.4 | 25.98 | 10 |
| 1960s | 22.86 | 21.27 | 24.17 | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.26 | 17.66 | 20.92 | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.58 | 15.54 | 17.46 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.18 | 12.69 | 15.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.11 | 8.4 | 12.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.85 | 5.71 | 8.05 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 22 Malawi 5.91 compare
- 23 Uganda 5.84 compare
- 24 Democratic Republic of Congo 5.79 compare
- 26 Madagascar 5.66 compare
- 27 Afghanistan 5.53 compare
- 28 Angola 5.42 compare
More health data for Tanzania
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 658.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,514 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 593,624 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 593,004 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 612,788 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 612,341 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 632,568 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 632,033 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate ihme in Tanzania?
- Child mortality rate ihme in Tanzania was 5.71 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate ihme recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 25.98 in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate ihme recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.71 in 2019.
- How does Tanzania rank for child mortality rate ihme?
- Tanzania ranks 25th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is child mortality rate ihme rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate ihme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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