Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Tanzania
Tanzania: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male was 8,355 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 5-9 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
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Tanzania is 8,355, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Tanzania peaked at 8,360 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6,385, in 2006.
Tanzania ranks 7th 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 5-9 years, male in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,633 | — |
| 1991 | 7,717 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 7,752 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 7,770 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 7,715 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 7,605 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 7,455 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 7,281 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 7,099 | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 6,905 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 6,768 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 6,668 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 6,576 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 6,498 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 6,454 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 6,417 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 6,385 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 6,395 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 6,436 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 6,544 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 6,709 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 6,931 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 7,188 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 7,429 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 7,635 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 7,775 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 7,842 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 7,912 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 7,978 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 8,087 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 8,150 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 8,224 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 8,281 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 8,360 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 8,355 | -0.1% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 8,355 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 507, 16.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 8,355 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,653, 5.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,493 | 6,905 | 7,770 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,514 | 6,385 | 6,768 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,549 | 6,709 | 8,087 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,274 | 8,150 | 8,360 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Tanzania?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Tanzania was 8,355 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, male recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 8,360 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,385 in 2006.
- How does Tanzania rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male?
- Tanzania ranks 7th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of male children ages 5-9 years