Infant mortality rate wdi in Tanzania
Tanzania: Infant mortality rate wdi was 2.57 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.57
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
49th
of 199 countries
All-time high
11.5
in 1953
All-time low
2.57
in 2024
Years of data
74
1951–2024
Infant mortality rate wdi in Tanzania, 1951–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 2.57 for infant mortality rate wdi in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate wdi in Tanzania peaked at 11.5 in 1953 and was at its lowest, 2.57, in 2024.
That places Tanzania 49th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.48 | 11.44 | 11.5 | 9 |
| 1960s | 11.25 | 10.93 | 11.43 | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.29 | 9.8 | 10.83 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.17 | 9.84 | 10.38 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.5 | 8.47 | 10.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1 | 4.59 | 8.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.73 | 3.09 | 4.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.76 | 2.57 | 2.98 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 46 Mauritania 2.68 compare
- 47 Rwanda 2.62 compare
- 48 Turkmenistan 2.59 compare
- 50 Dominican Republic 2.52 compare
- 51 Senegal 2.51 compare
- 52 Ghana 2.41 compare
More health data for Tanzania
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 658.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,514 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 593,624 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 593,004 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 612,788 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 612,341 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 632,568 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 632,033 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate wdi in Tanzania?
- Infant mortality rate wdi in Tanzania was 2.57 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate wdi recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5 in 1953.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate wdi recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.57 in 2024.
- How does Tanzania rank for infant mortality rate wdi?
- Tanzania ranks 49th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate wdi rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate wdi. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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