Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) was 67.21 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
67.21 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
177th
of 218 countries
All-time high
67.21 years
in 2024
All-time low
42.6 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, total in Tanzania, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Tanzania is 67.21 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Tanzania peaked at 67.21 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.6 years, in 1960.
That places Tanzania 177th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 42.6 years | — |
| 1961 | 42.84 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 43.22 years | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 43.62 years | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 44.08 years | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 44.54 years | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 44.94 years | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 45.16 years | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 45.63 years | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 46.04 years | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 46.49 years | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 46.97 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 47.44 years | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 47.91 years | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 48.42 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 48.92 years | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 49.46 years | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 49.97 years | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 50.35 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 50.79 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 51.27 years | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 51.7 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 51.99 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 52.18 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 52.15 years | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 52.18 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 52.21 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 52.18 years | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 52.22 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 52.09 years | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 51.98 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 51.84 years | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 51.43 years | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 51.22 years | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 51.08 years | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 51.01 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 51.13 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 51.25 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 51.81 years | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 52.4 years | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 53.24 years | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 54.12 years | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 54.94 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 55.93 years | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 56.84 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 57.67 years | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 58.51 years | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 59.26 years | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 59.9 years | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 60.49 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 61.13 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 61.62 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 62.29 years | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 62.79 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 63.36 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 63.93 years | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 64.4 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 64.96 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 65.49 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 66.01 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 66.77 years | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 66.13 years | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 66.88 years | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 67 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 67.21 years | +0.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 67.21 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.9 years, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 67.21 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.26 years, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.27 years | 42.6 years | 46.04 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.67 years | 46.49 years | 50.79 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.02 years | 51.27 years | 52.22 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.51 years | 51.01 years | 52.4 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.09 years | 53.24 years | 60.49 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.6 years | 61.13 years | 66.01 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.8 years | 66.13 years | 67.21 years | 5 |
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)
- 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 life expectancy at birth, total in Tanzania?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Tanzania was 67.21 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 67.21 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6 years in 1960.
- How does Tanzania rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Tanzania ranks 177th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.