Neonatal mortality rate gho in Tanzania
Tanzania: Neonatal mortality rate gho was 2.06 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate gho in Tanzania, 1968–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate gho in Tanzania is 2.06, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate gho in Tanzania peaked at 4.79 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 2.06, in 2023.
That places Tanzania 47th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.75 | 4.71 | 4.79 | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.37 | 4.28 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.24 | 4.04 | 4.35 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.69 | 3.38 | 3.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.85 | 2.53 | 3.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.37 | 2.27 | 2.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.14 | 2.06 | 2.22 | 4 |
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More health data for Tanzania
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 658.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,514 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate gho in Tanzania?
- Neonatal mortality rate gho in Tanzania was 2.06 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate gho recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.79 in 1968.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate gho recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.06 in 2023.
- How does Tanzania rank for neonatal mortality rate gho?
- Tanzania ranks 47th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is neonatal mortality rate gho rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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