Number of maternal deaths, per capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: Number of maternal deaths, per capita was 0.0001 units per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths, per capita in Tanzania, 1985–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 0.0001 units per person for number of maternal deaths, per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 80.4% on the previous year and down 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths, per capita in Tanzania peaked at 0.0004 units per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2022.
That places Tanzania 23rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Number of maternal deaths, per capita in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0004 units per person | — |
| 1986 | 0.0004 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 units per person | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per person | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per person | -13.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per person | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per person | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per person | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 units per person | +21.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per person | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per person | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per person | -45.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per person | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per person | +80.4% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.0001 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 3.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.0001 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 units per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of maternal deaths, per capita in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +80.4% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
| 2020 | -45.4% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,514 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 13 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0786 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0805 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths, per capita in Tanzania?
- Number of maternal deaths, per capita in Tanzania was 0.0001 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 units per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2022.
- How does Tanzania rank for number of maternal deaths, per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 23rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths, per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of maternal deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of maternal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of maternal deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of maternal deaths Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of maternal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.