Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Tanzania
Tanzania: Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or was 2.95 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.95 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 139 countries
All-time high
2.95 million
in 2023
All-time low
2.28 million
in 2010
Years of data
15
2010–2024
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Tanzania, 2010–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 2.95 million for estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Tanzania peaked at 2.95 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.28 million, in 2010.
Tanzania ranks 5th of 139 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.28 million | — |
| 2011 | 2.34 million | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 2.41 million | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 2.48 million | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 2.54 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 2.59 million | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 2.65 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 2.71 million | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 2.77 million | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 2.82 million | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 2.85 million | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.90 million | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 2.93 million | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 2.95 million | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 2.95 million | +0.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 2.95 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 365,000, 8.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 2.95 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 885,000, 3.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.56 million | 2.28 million | 2.82 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.92 million | 2.85 million | 2.95 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 2 Pakistan 6.09 million compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of Congo 6.03 million compare
- 4 Ethiopia 3.00 million compare
- 6 Philippines 2.75 million compare
- 7 Mexico 2.46 million compare
- 8 South Africa 2.41 million compare
More health data for Tanzania
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 13 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0786 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Tanzania?
- Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Tanzania was 2.95 million in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.95 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.28 million in 2010.
- How does Tanzania rank for estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or?
- Tanzania ranks 5th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or both parents due to all causes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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