Number of deaths from malaria ghe in Tanzania

Tanzania: Number of deaths from malaria ghe was 26,334 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
26,334
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
4th
of 194 countries
All-time high
41,910
in 2000
All-time low
19,789
in 2011
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Number of deaths from malaria ghe in Tanzania, 2000–2021

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2000201020212000: 41.9k2001: 39.4k2002: 34.0k2003: 31.3k2004: 27.9k2005: 25.8k2006: 23.7k2007: 21.6k2008: 20.4k2009: 19.9k2010: 20.2k2011: 19.8k2012: 20.8k2013: 22.4k2014: 23.4k2015: 23.8k2016: 24.0k2017: 23.9k2018: 24.1k2019: 24.5k2020: 25.6k2021: 26.3k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Tanzania recorded 26,334 for number of deaths from malaria ghe in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of deaths from malaria ghe in Tanzania peaked at 41,910 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19,789, in 2011.

Tanzania ranks 4th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Number of deaths from malaria ghe in Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Number of deaths from malaria ghe in Tanzania, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 41,910 —
2001 39,392 -6.0%
2002 33,998 -13.7%
2003 31,348 -7.8%
2004 27,915 -11.0%
2005 25,829 -7.5%
2006 23,713 -8.2%
2007 21,572 -9.0%
2008 20,380 -5.5%
2009 19,945 -2.1%
2010 20,172 +1.1%
2011 19,789 -1.9%
2012 20,830 +5.3%
2013 22,386 +7.5%
2014 23,401 +4.5%
2015 23,780 +1.6%
2016 23,978 +0.8%
2017 23,924 -0.2%
2018 24,101 +0.7%
2019 24,471 +1.5%
2020 25,636 +4.8%
2021 26,334 +2.7%

Tanzania compared with similar countries

  • Tanzania's 26,334 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.55, 421.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Tanzania's 26,334 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,969, 4.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28,600 19,945 41,910 10
2010s 22,683 19,789 24,471 10
2020s 25,985 25,636 26,334 2

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 1 Nigeria 193,319 compare
  2. 2 Democratic Republic of Congo 71,017 compare
  3. 3 Niger 33,323 compare
  4. 5 Mozambique 21,849 compare
  5. 6 Mali 19,833 compare
  6. 7 Angola 19,409 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of deaths from malaria ghe in Tanzania?
Number of deaths from malaria ghe in Tanzania was 26,334 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of deaths from malaria ghe recorded in Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 41,910 in 2000.
What is the lowest number of deaths from malaria ghe recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 19,789 in 2011.
How does Tanzania rank for number of deaths from malaria ghe?
Tanzania ranks 4th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is number of deaths from malaria ghe rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. 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 Number of deaths from malaria ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of deaths from malaria ghe
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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