Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita was 0.1989 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 0.1989 for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 0.288 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1989, in 2023.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 44th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.288 | — |
| 2011 | 0.2794 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2713 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2639 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2555 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2494 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2409 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2346 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2267 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2214 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2141 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2096 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2052 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1989 | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2531 | 0.2214 | 0.288 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2069 | 0.1989 | 0.2141 | 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)
- 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 inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of was 0.1989 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.288 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1989 in 2023.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 44th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.