What is life expectancy at birth in Tanzania?

Life expectancy at birth 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 at birth recorded in Tanzania?

The highest recorded value was 67 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Tanzania?

The lowest recorded value was 41.03 years in 1950.

How does Tanzania rank for life expectancy at birth?

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

Is life expectancy at birth 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 at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy at birth in Tanzania

Name: Life expectancy at birth in Tanzania
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Tanzania: Life expectancy at birth 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 at birth in Tanzania, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Tanzania recorded 67 years for life expectancy at birth in 2023. 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 at birth 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.

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

Countries ranked near Tanzania

191 Ethiopia 67.31 years compare
192 Micronesia (country) 67.2 years compare
193 Tuvalu 67.11 years compare
195 Marshall Islands 66.94 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

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 593,624 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 593,004 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 612,788 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 612,341 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 632,568 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 632,033 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth in Tanzania?: Life expectancy at birth 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 at birth recorded in Tanzania?: The highest recorded value was 67 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Tanzania?: The lowest recorded value was 41.03 years in 1950.
How does Tanzania rank for life expectancy at birth?: Tanzania ranks 194th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy at birth 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 at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy at birth
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.