Sex gap in life expectancy in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Sex gap in life expectancy was 5.58 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.58 years
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
87th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.29 years
in 2020
All-time low
1.97 years
in 1999
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 5.58 years.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 6.29 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.97 years, in 1999.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 87th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.86 years | — |
| 1951 | 2.89 years | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 2.89 years | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 2.84 years | -1.6% |
| 1954 | 2.9 years | +1.9% |
| 1955 | 2.91 years | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 2.93 years | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 2.8 years | -4.5% |
| 1958 | 2.79 years | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 2.84 years | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 2.78 years | -1.9% |
| 1961 | 2.7 years | -2.9% |
| 1962 | 2.6 years | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 2.56 years | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 2.44 years | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 2.3 years | -5.6% |
| 1966 | 2.3 years | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2.7 years | +17.3% |
| 1968 | 2.9 years | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 3.02 years | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 3.19 years | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 3.28 years | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 3.33 years | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 3.49 years | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 3.59 years | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 3.65 years | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 3.84 years | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 3.96 years | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 4.1 years | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 3.99 years | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 4.27 years | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 4.47 years | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 4.64 years | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 4.75 years | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 4.6 years | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 4.42 years | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 4.19 years | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 3.95 years | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 3.64 years | -7.7% |
| 1989 | 3.52 years | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 3.46 years | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 3.32 years | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 3.3 years | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 3.13 years | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 2.92 years | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 2.79 years | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 2.54 years | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 2.36 years | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 2.1 years | -11.3% |
| 1999 | 1.97 years | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 2.18 years | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 2.39 years | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 2.46 years | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 2.63 years | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 2.77 years | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 2.87 years | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 3.15 years | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 3.31 years | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 3.42 years | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 3.34 years | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 3.58 years | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 3.63 years | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 3.91 years | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 4.01 years | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 4.47 years | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 4.63 years | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 4.88 years | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 5.19 years | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 5.49 years | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 5.77 years | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 6.29 years | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 5.89 years | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 5.51 years | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 5.58 years | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.86 years | 2.79 years | 2.93 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.63 years | 2.3 years | 3.02 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.64 years | 3.19 years | 4.1 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.25 years | 3.52 years | 4.75 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.79 years | 1.97 years | 3.46 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.85 years | 2.18 years | 3.42 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.56 years | 3.58 years | 5.77 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.82 years | 5.51 years | 6.29 years | 4 |
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More health data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0148 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 4.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0142 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 5.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Tanzania, United Republic of was 5.58 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 6.29 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.97 years in 1999.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 87th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.