Life expectancy at birth, female in Tanzania, United Republic of

Tanzania, United Republic of: Life expectancy at birth, female was 70 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
70 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
175th
of 217 countries
All-time high
70 years
in 2024
All-time low
43.99 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, female in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in Tanzania, United Republic of is 70 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 70 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.99 years, in 1960.

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 175th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Life expectancy at birth, female in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1960 to 2024.
Year years Change
1960 43.99 years
1961 44.19 years +0.5%
1962 44.51 years +0.7%
1963 44.89 years +0.9%
1964 45.29 years +0.9%
1965 45.69 years +0.9%
1966 46.09 years +0.9%
1967 46.51 years +0.9%
1968 47.08 years +1.2%
1969 47.56 years +1.0%
1970 48.11 years +1.1%
1971 48.63 years +1.1%
1972 49.13 years +1.0%
1973 49.69 years +1.2%
1974 50.26 years +1.1%
1975 50.79 years +1.1%
1976 51.43 years +1.3%
1977 52.01 years +1.1%
1978 52.47 years +0.9%
1979 52.85 years +0.7%
1980 53.48 years +1.2%
1981 54.02 years +1.0%
1982 54.4 years +0.7%
1983 54.64 years +0.4%
1984 54.53 years -0.2%
1985 54.47 years -0.1%
1986 54.37 years -0.2%
1987 54.21 years -0.3%
1988 54.09 years -0.2%
1989 53.89 years -0.4%
1990 53.75 years -0.3%
1991 53.53 years -0.4%
1992 53.11 years -0.8%
1993 52.8 years -0.6%
1994 52.56 years -0.5%
1995 52.42 years -0.3%
1996 52.41 years -0.0%
1997 52.43 years +0.0%
1998 52.85 years +0.8%
1999 53.38 years +1.0%
2000 54.33 years +1.8%
2001 55.32 years +1.8%
2002 56.16 years +1.5%
2003 57.23 years +1.9%
2004 58.21 years +1.7%
2005 59.1 years +1.5%
2006 60.08 years +1.7%
2007 60.91 years +1.4%
2008 61.6 years +1.1%
2009 62.15 years +0.9%
2010 62.9 years +1.2%
2011 63.42 years +0.8%
2012 64.23 years +1.3%
2013 64.78 years +0.9%
2014 65.6 years +1.3%
2015 66.24 years +1.0%
2016 66.84 years +0.9%
2017 67.57 years +1.1%
2018 68.25 years +1.0%
2019 68.92 years +1.0%
2020 69.96 years +1.5%
2021 69.09 years -1.2%
2022 69.62 years +0.8%
2023 69.78 years +0.2%
2024 70 years +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 45.58 years 43.99 years 47.56 years 10
1970s 50.54 years 48.11 years 52.85 years 10
1980s 54.21 years 53.48 years 54.64 years 10
1990s 52.92 years 52.41 years 53.75 years 10
2000s 58.51 years 54.33 years 62.15 years 10
2010s 65.88 years 62.9 years 68.92 years 10
2020s 69.69 years 69.09 years 70 years 5

Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of

  1. 172 Myanmar 70.38 years compare
  2. 173 Pakistan 70.32 years compare
  3. 174 Rwanda 70.14 years compare
  4. 176 Sudan 69.83 years compare
  5. 177 South Africa 69.79 years compare
  6. 178 Timor-Leste 69.67 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, female in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Life expectancy at birth, female in Tanzania, United Republic of was 70 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 70 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 43.99 years in 1960.
How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 175th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.