Life expectancy in Tanzania
Tanzania: Life expectancy was 66.41 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Tanzania, 1870–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2020, life expectancy in Tanzania stood at 66.41 years. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Tanzania peaked at 66.41 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25 years, in 1870.
Tanzania ranks 121st of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 25 years | — |
| 1880 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 25.9 years | +3.6% |
| 1925 | 25.9 years | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 30.3 years | +17.0% |
| 1933 | 30.3 years | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 34.2 years | +12.9% |
| 1950 | 37.05 years | +8.3% |
| 1955 | 39.35 years | +6.2% |
| 1960 | 40.72 years | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 43.1 years | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 45.5 years | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 47.96 years | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 50.21 years | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 51.12 years | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 51.48 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 50.79 years | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 52.36 years | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 56.3 years | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 60.1 years | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 64.65 years | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 66.41 years | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1880s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1890s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1900s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1910s | 25.9 years | 25.9 years | 25.9 years | 1 |
| 1920s | 28.1 years | 25.9 years | 30.3 years | 2 |
| 1930s | 32.25 years | 30.3 years | 34.2 years | 2 |
| 1950s | 38.2 years | 37.05 years | 39.35 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 41.91 years | 40.72 years | 43.1 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 46.73 years | 45.5 years | 47.96 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 50.66 years | 50.21 years | 51.12 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 51.14 years | 50.79 years | 51.48 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 54.33 years | 52.36 years | 56.3 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 62.38 years | 60.1 years | 64.65 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 66.41 years | 66.41 years | 66.41 years | 1 |
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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)
- 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 life expectancy in Tanzania?
- Life expectancy in Tanzania was 66.41 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 66.41 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 years in 1870.
- How does Tanzania rank for life expectancy?
- Tanzania ranks 121st out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.