Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) was 25.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
25.7 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
49th
of 197 countries
All-time high
114.3 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
25.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant, female in Tanzania, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 25.7 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, female in Tanzania peaked at 114.3 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 25.7 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Tanzania 49th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 114.3 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 114.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 114 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 113.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 113.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 112.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 112 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 111.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 110.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 109.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 108.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 107.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 106.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 104.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 103.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 102.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 100.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 99.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 98.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 98 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 98.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 99.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 100.2 per 1,000 live births | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 101.6 per 1,000 live births | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 102.7 per 1,000 live births | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 103.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 103.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 103.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 102.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 101.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 100.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 99.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 99.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 98.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 97.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 95.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 94.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 91.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 88.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 84.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 80.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 75.4 per 1,000 live births | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 70.3 per 1,000 live births | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 65.6 per 1,000 live births | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 61.4 per 1,000 live births | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 57.4 per 1,000 live births | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 54.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 50.8 per 1,000 live births | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 48.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 45.9 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 43.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 42.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 40.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 39.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 37.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 36.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 35.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 33.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 32.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 30.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 29.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 28.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 27.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 26.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 25.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 25.7 per 1,000 live births is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.1 per 1,000 live births, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 25.7 per 1,000 live births is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.05 per 1,000 live births, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 112.48 per 1,000 live births | 109.3 per 1,000 live births | 114.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 102.86 per 1,000 live births | 98 per 1,000 live births | 108.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 101.72 per 1,000 live births | 98.4 per 1,000 live births | 103.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 95 per 1,000 live births | 84.7 per 1,000 live births | 100.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.97 per 1,000 live births | 45.9 per 1,000 live births | 80.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.25 per 1,000 live births | 30.9 per 1,000 live births | 43.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.66 per 1,000 live births | 25.7 per 1,000 live births | 29.8 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 46 Mauritania 26.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 47 Rwanda 26.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 48 Turkmenistan 25.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 50 Dominican Republic 25.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 51 Senegal 25.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 52 Ghana 24.1 per 1,000 live births compare
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- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,514 (2100)
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- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0805 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, female in Tanzania?
- Mortality rate, infant, female in Tanzania was 25.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 114.3 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Tanzania rank for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Tanzania ranks 49th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, female rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.