Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 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
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Tanzania, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Tanzania is 67 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. GDP per capita in Tanzania, year by year
| 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 | 43.22 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% |
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 | 51.01 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 | 66.69 years | 66.13 years | 67 years | 4 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Tanzania?
- Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Tanzania was 67 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 67 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.03 years in 1950.
- How does Tanzania rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 194th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.