Mortality rates at age 25 in Tanzania
Tanzania: Mortality rates at age 25 was 0.2757 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2757 deaths per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
47th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.9963 deaths per 1,000 people
in 1950
All-time low
0.2581 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Mortality rates at age 25 in Tanzania, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2023, mortality rates at age 25 in Tanzania stood at 0.2757 deaths per 1,000 people.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 25 in Tanzania peaked at 0.9963 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.2581 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2020.
That places Tanzania 47th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Mortality rates at age 25 in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | deaths per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.9963 deaths per 1,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 0.9946 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 0.9884 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1953 | 0.9823 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1954 | 0.9808 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 0.9751 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 0.9697 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 0.9628 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 0.9573 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 0.956 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 0.9506 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 0.9358 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.9101 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.8851 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.855 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.8261 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.8058 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.817 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.8007 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.7868 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.7727 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.7551 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7377 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.7235 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.7054 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.6883 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6721 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6559 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.6467 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.6247 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6101 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5955 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5873 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5821 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5824 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5796 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5772 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.578 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.574 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5859 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5979 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6107 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6408 deaths per 1,000 people | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.6583 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6689 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6789 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6756 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6756 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6517 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6308 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6044 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5803 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5609 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5313 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5057 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4824 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4624 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4407 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4258 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4101 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.394 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3828 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3703 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3591 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3511 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3469 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3265 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3151 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3034 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2932 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2581 deaths per 1,000 people | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2758 deaths per 1,000 people | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.284 deaths per 1,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2757 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9763 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.956 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9963 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8573 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7868 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9506 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6982 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6247 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7727 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5852 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.574 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6101 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6489 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5979 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6789 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5004 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4101 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6044 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3442 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2932 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.394 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2734 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2581 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.284 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 44 Equatorial Guinea 0.2903 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 45 Sierra Leone 0.2796 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 46 Mexico 0.2778 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 48 Papua New Guinea 0.2757 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 49 Sao Tome and Principe 0.2709 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 50 Malawi 0.2689 deaths per 1,000 people compare
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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 5.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2013)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates at age 25 in Tanzania?
- Mortality rates at age 25 in Tanzania was 0.2757 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9963 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2581 deaths per 1,000 people in 2020.
- How does Tanzania rank for mortality rates at age 25?
- Tanzania ranks 47th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates at age 25 rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 25. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.