Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate in Tanzania
Tanzania: Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate was -1.66 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate in Tanzania, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate in Tanzania is -1.66 % change on previous year, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of down 65.7% on the previous year and down 166.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate in Tanzania peaked at 3.92 % change on previous year in 1977 and was at its lowest, -1.66 % change on previous year, in 2024.
Tanzania ranks 101st of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.16 % change on previous year | — |
| 1971 | 1.07 % change on previous year | -8.0% |
| 1972 | 0.949 % change on previous year | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 1.67 % change on previous year | +76.0% |
| 1974 | 3.41 % change on previous year | +104.1% |
| 1975 | 3.03 % change on previous year | -11.1% |
| 1976 | 3.41 % change on previous year | +12.5% |
| 1977 | 3.92 % change on previous year | +15.0% |
| 1978 | 3.65 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 1979 | 2.87 % change on previous year | -21.2% |
| 1980 | 2.38 % change on previous year | -17.1% |
| 1981 | 2.43 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 2.5 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 2.01 % change on previous year | -19.5% |
| 1984 | 0.6377 % change on previous year | -68.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3729 % change on previous year | -41.5% |
| 1986 | 0.4809 % change on previous year | +29.0% |
| 1987 | 1.02 % change on previous year | +111.8% |
| 1988 | 1.31 % change on previous year | +28.8% |
| 1989 | -0.1684 % change on previous year | -112.8% |
| 1990 | -0.4573 % change on previous year | +171.5% |
| 1991 | -0.058 % change on previous year | -87.3% |
| 1992 | -0.2321 % change on previous year | +300.2% |
| 1993 | -0.0492 % change on previous year | -78.8% |
| 1994 | 1.64 % change on previous year | -3424.4% |
| 1995 | 2.2 % change on previous year | +34.6% |
| 1996 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -47.8% |
| 1997 | -0.5878 % change on previous year | -151.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6663 % change on previous year | -213.3% |
| 1999 | -0.5236 % change on previous year | -178.6% |
| 2000 | -0.7338 % change on previous year | +40.2% |
| 2001 | -0.8988 % change on previous year | +22.5% |
| 2002 | -1.5 % change on previous year | +67.2% |
| 2003 | -0.6116 % change on previous year | -59.3% |
| 2004 | -0.1444 % change on previous year | -76.4% |
| 2005 | -0.4961 % change on previous year | +243.6% |
| 2006 | -1.06 % change on previous year | +114.5% |
| 2007 | -1.52 % change on previous year | +42.5% |
| 2008 | -0.9982 % change on previous year | -34.2% |
| 2009 | -0.7626 % change on previous year | -23.6% |
| 2010 | -0.4882 % change on previous year | -36.0% |
| 2011 | -0.4577 % change on previous year | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 1.53 % change on previous year | -433.3% |
| 2013 | 2.93 % change on previous year | +92.0% |
| 2014 | 2.49 % change on previous year | -15.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9599 % change on previous year | -61.4% |
| 2016 | 3.14 % change on previous year | +226.7% |
| 2017 | 2.92 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 1.65 % change on previous year | -43.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2405 % change on previous year | -85.5% |
| 2020 | -0.2702 % change on previous year | -212.3% |
| 2021 | -0.6469 % change on previous year | +139.5% |
| 2022 | -0.8363 % change on previous year | +29.3% |
| 2023 | -0.9993 % change on previous year | +19.5% |
| 2024 | -1.66 % change on previous year | +65.7% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's -1.66 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -1.99 % change on previous year, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's -1.66 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.6107 % change on previous year, 2.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +3424.4% | -0.0492 % change on previous year | 1.64 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | +433.3% | -0.4577 % change on previous year | 1.53 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.51 % change on previous year | 0.949 % change on previous year | 3.92 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3 % change on previous year | -0.1684 % change on previous year | 2.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3744 % change on previous year | -0.5878 % change on previous year | 2.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.8729 % change on previous year | -1.52 % change on previous year | -0.1444 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 % change on previous year | -0.4882 % change on previous year | 3.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.8817 % change on previous year | -1.66 % change on previous year | -0.2702 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 98 Yemen -1.57 % change on previous year compare
- 99 Chile -1.59 % change on previous year compare
- 100 Kyrgyzstan -1.64 % change on previous year compare
- 102 Solomon Islands -1.69 % change on previous year compare
- 103 Switzerland -1.71 % change on previous year compare
- 104 Iraq -1.77 % change on previous year compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 658.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,514 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate in Tanzania?
- Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate in Tanzania was -1.66 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.92 % change on previous year in 1977.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.66 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Tanzania rank for number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate?
- Tanzania ranks 101st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 166.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of neonatal deaths. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Number of neonatal deaths UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of neonatal deaths. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.