Sex ratio in life expectancy in Tanzania
Tanzania: Sex ratio in life expectancy was 1.09 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.09
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
67th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.1
in 2020
All-time low
1.04
in 1999
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Tanzania, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 1.09 for sex ratio in life expectancy in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy in Tanzania peaked at 1.1 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.04, in 1999.
That places Tanzania 67th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.07 | — |
| 1951 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 1.06 | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 1.06 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 1.05 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.06 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 1.07 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.08 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.08 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 1.08 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.09 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.09 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.09 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.09 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.09 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.08 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.08 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.07 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.06 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.06 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.06 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.05 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.05 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.04 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.04 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.04 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.05 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.06 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.06 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.06 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.07 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.08 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.08 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.09 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.09 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.1 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.09 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.09 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 | 1.07 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 | 1.04 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.1 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 64 Anguilla 1.09 compare
- 65 Cape Verde 1.09 compare
- 66 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.09 compare
- 68 Mauritius 1.09 compare
- 69 Uzbekistan 1.09 compare
- 70 Paraguay 1.09 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 5.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2013)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy in Tanzania?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy in Tanzania was 1.09 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 ratio in life expectancy recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 in 1999.
- How does Tanzania rank for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Tanzania ranks 67th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tanzania 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 ratio in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.