Number of neonatal deaths, per capita (Our World) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Number of neonatal deaths, per capita (Our World) was 0.0007 deaths per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Tanzania, 1969–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Tanzania is 0.0007 deaths per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Tanzania peaked at 0.0024 deaths per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 deaths per person, in 2024.
Tanzania ranks 31st of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths, per capita (Our World) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | deaths per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 0.0024 deaths per person | — |
| 1970 | 0.0023 deaths per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0023 deaths per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0022 deaths per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0022 deaths per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0022 deaths per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0021 deaths per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0021 deaths per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0021 deaths per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0021 deaths per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0021 deaths per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0021 deaths per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0021 deaths per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0021 deaths per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0021 deaths per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.002 deaths per person | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0019 deaths per person | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0019 deaths per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0019 deaths per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0018 deaths per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0018 deaths per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0017 deaths per person | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0017 deaths per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0016 deaths per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0016 deaths per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0015 deaths per person | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 deaths per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0015 deaths per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0015 deaths per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0014 deaths per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0014 deaths per person | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0014 deaths per person | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0013 deaths per person | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0013 deaths per person | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 deaths per person | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 deaths per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0011 deaths per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 deaths per person | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 deaths per person | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.001 deaths per person | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.001 deaths per person | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.001 deaths per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 deaths per person | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 deaths per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 deaths per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 deaths per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 deaths per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 deaths per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 deaths per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 deaths per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 deaths per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 deaths per person | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 deaths per person | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 deaths per person | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 deaths per person | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 deaths per person | -4.4% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.0007 deaths per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0005 deaths per person, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.0007 deaths per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0007 deaths per person, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0024 deaths per person | 0.0024 deaths per person | 0.0024 deaths per person | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.0022 deaths per person | 0.0021 deaths per person | 0.0023 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.002 deaths per person | 0.0018 deaths per person | 0.0021 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0016 deaths per person | 0.0014 deaths per person | 0.0017 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0012 deaths per person | 0.001 deaths per person | 0.0014 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 deaths per person | 0.0008 deaths per person | 0.001 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 deaths per person | 0.0007 deaths per person | 0.0008 deaths per person | 5 |
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 neonatal deaths, per capita in Tanzania?
- Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Tanzania was 0.0007 deaths per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0024 deaths per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 deaths per person in 2024.
- How does Tanzania rank for number of neonatal deaths, per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 31st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths, per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. 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 neonatal deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of neonatal 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 neonatal deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of neonatal deaths igme Our World in Data
- 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 neonatal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.