Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Tanzania
Tanzania: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female was 7,755 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female 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
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Tanzania is 7,755, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Tanzania peaked at 7,792 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6,246, in 2006.
That places Tanzania 4th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,182 | — |
| 1991 | 7,221 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 7,256 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 7,262 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 7,281 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 7,258 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 7,176 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 7,075 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 6,928 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 6,770 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 6,630 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 6,525 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 6,428 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 6,367 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 6,309 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 6,267 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 6,246 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 6,262 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 6,303 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 6,407 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 6,561 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 6,751 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 6,972 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 7,191 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 7,382 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 7,500 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 7,541 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 7,572 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 7,616 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 7,683 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 7,711 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 7,727 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 7,750 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 7,792 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 7,755 | -0.5% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 7,755 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 337, 23.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 7,755 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,366, 5.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,141 | 6,770 | 7,281 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,374 | 6,246 | 6,630 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,277 | 6,561 | 7,683 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,747 | 7,711 | 7,792 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Tanzania?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Tanzania was 7,755 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 5-9 years, female recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 7,792 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,246 in 2006.
- How does Tanzania rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female?
- Tanzania ranks 4th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 5-9 years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of female children ages 5-9 years