Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 was 54 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1996–2016
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2016, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 54. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 107 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 54, in 2016.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 7th of 33 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 102 | — |
| 1999 | 107 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 70 | -34.6% |
| 2008 | 68 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 60 | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 54 | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 104.5 | 102 | 107 | 2 |
| 2000s | 69 | 68 | 70 | 2 |
| 2010s | 57 | 54 | 60 | 2 |
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- 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 75-79, female, annual growth rate 4.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in Tanzania, United Republic of was 54 in 2016, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 107 in 1999.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 54 in 2016.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 7th out of 33 countries with data for 2016.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age twelve months per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years preceding the survey).