Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Tanzania
Tanzania: Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending was 49 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Tanzania, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 49 for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Tanzania peaked at 49 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20, in 2000.
Tanzania ranks 158th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20 | — |
| 2001 | 21 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 22 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 23 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 25 | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 27 | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 29 | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 31 | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 36 | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 39 | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 42 | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 43 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 42 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 38 | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 42 | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 43 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 44 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 42 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 44 | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 45 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 46 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 47 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 49 | +4.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 49 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 49 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.6 | 20 | 36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.9 | 38 | 44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.75 | 45 | 49 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
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)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0805 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Tanzania?
- Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Tanzania was 49 in 2023, according to Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 49 in 2023.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 in 2000.
- How does Tanzania rank for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending?
- Tanzania ranks 158th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Universal healthcare coverage (UHC) service coverage is measured on a scale from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) based on the average coverage of essential healthcare services.