Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Tanzania
Tanzania: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred was 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Tanzania, 1989–2025
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2025, death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Tanzania stood at 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3,388.3% over five years.
Over the whole period, death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Tanzania peaked at 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1989.
Tanzania ranks 25th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0022 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.012 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0112 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1051 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0101 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2484 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 22 Colombia 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 23 Mozambique 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 24 Nigeria 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 26 Iran 1.34 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 27 Pakistan 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 28 Cameroon 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Tanzania
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 658.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,514 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (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 death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Tanzania?
- Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Tanzania was 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people in 2025, according to Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 1989.
- How does Tanzania rank for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Tanzania ranks 25th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The best estimate of the number of deaths of combatants and civilians due to fighting in interstate, intrastate, extrasystemic, non-state conflicts, and one-sided violence that were ongoing that year.