Neonatal mortality rate in Tanzania
Tanzania: Neonatal mortality rate was 19.9 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
19.9
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
46th
of 201 countries
All-time high
48.12
in 1968
All-time low
19.9
in 2024
Years of data
57
1968–2024
Neonatal mortality rate in Tanzania, 1968–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Tanzania is 19.9, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Tanzania peaked at 48.12 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 19.9, in 2024.
Tanzania ranks 46th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 48.12 | — |
| 1969 | 47.21 | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 46.04 | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 44.83 | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 43.82 | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 43.01 | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 42.7 | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 42.71 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 42.92 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 43.28 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 43.57 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 43.7 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 43.79 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 43.92 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 43.97 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 43.78 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 43.32 | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 42.73 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 42.29 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 41.88 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 41.41 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 40.72 | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 39.98 | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 39.25 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 38.51 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 37.83 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 37.2 | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 36.52 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 35.87 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 35.18 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 34.43 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 33.61 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 32.64 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 31.59 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 30.48 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 29.4 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 28.44 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 27.56 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 26.82 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 26.2 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 25.62 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 25.07 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 24.58 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 24.19 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 23.88 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 23.66 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 23.55 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 23.45 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 23.38 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 23.28 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 23.1 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 22.74 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 22.28 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 21.74 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 21.15 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 20.58 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 19.9 | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.67 | 47.21 | 48.12 | 2 |
| 1970s | 43.66 | 42.7 | 46.04 | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.78 | 40.72 | 43.97 | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.84 | 33.61 | 39.98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.38 | 25.07 | 32.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.58 | 22.74 | 24.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.13 | 19.9 | 22.28 | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 658.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,514 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2095 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2139 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Tanzania?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Tanzania was 19.9 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 48.12 in 1968.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9 in 2024.
- How does Tanzania rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Tanzania ranks 46th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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