Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in Tanzania
Tanzania: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male was 4,972 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in Tanzania, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 4,972 for number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in Tanzania peaked at 4,972 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,743, in 1990.
Tanzania ranks 17th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,743 | — |
| 1991 | 3,967 | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 4,168 | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 4,387 | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 4,605 | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 4,738 | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 4,698 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 4,672 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 4,676 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 4,657 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 4,655 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 4,599 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 4,477 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 4,373 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 4,338 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 4,263 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 4,236 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 4,204 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 4,148 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 4,066 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 4,027 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 4,015 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 4,020 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 4,082 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 4,153 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 4,221 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 4,298 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 4,383 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 4,484 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 4,601 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 4,730 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 4,834 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 4,915 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 4,949 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 4,972 | +0.5% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 4,972 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 911, 5.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 4,972 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,650, 3.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,431 | 3,743 | 4,738 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,336 | 4,066 | 4,655 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,228 | 4,015 | 4,601 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,880 | 4,730 | 4,972 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in Tanzania?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in Tanzania was 4,972 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 4,972 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,743 in 1990.
- How does Tanzania rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male?
- Tanzania ranks 17th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of male adolescents ages 15-19 years