What is life expectancy in Tanzania?

Life expectancy in Tanzania was 67 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Tanzania?

The highest recorded value was 67 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Tanzania?

The lowest recorded value was 41.03 years in 1950.

How does Tanzania rank for life expectancy?

Tanzania ranks 194th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Tanzania?

Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Tanzania data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Tanzania

Name: Life expectancy in Tanzania
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Tanzania: Life expectancy was 67 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

67 years

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

194th

of 236 countries

All-time high

67 years

in 2023

All-time low

41.03 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Tanzania, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy in Tanzania stood at 67 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Tanzania peaked at 67 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.03 years, in 1950.

That places Tanzania 194th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy in Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy in Tanzania, 1950 to 2023.
Year	years	Change
1950	41.03 years	—
1951	41.18 years	+0.4%
1952	41.36 years	+0.4%
1953	41.51 years	+0.4%
1954	41.66 years	+0.4%
1955	41.83 years	+0.4%
1956	41.99 years	+0.4%
1957	42.15 years	+0.4%
1958	42.31 years	+0.4%
1959	42.45 years	+0.3%
1960	42.6 years	+0.3%
1961	42.84 years	+0.6%
1962	43.21 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 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%

Tanzania compared with similar countries

Tanzania's 67 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.65 years, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Tanzania's 67 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.1 years, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	41.75 years	41.03 years	42.45 years	10
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 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	66.69 years	66.13 years	67 years	4

Countries ranked near Tanzania

191 Ethiopia 67.31 years compare
192 Micronesia (country) 67.2 years compare
193 Tuvalu 67.1 years compare
195 Marshall Islands 66.95 years compare
196 Myanmar 66.89 years compare
197 Comoros 66.78 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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)

All data for Tanzania →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Tanzania?: Life expectancy in Tanzania was 67 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Tanzania?: The highest recorded value was 67 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Tanzania?: The lowest recorded value was 41.03 years in 1950.
How does Tanzania rank for life expectancy?: Tanzania ranks 194th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Tanzania?: Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.