Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Tanzania
Tanzania: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 67 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Tanzania, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for remaining life expectancy at different ages in Tanzania is 67 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Tanzania peaked at 67 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.03 years, in 1950.
That places Tanzania 194th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.75 years | 41.03 years | 42.45 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 44.27 years | 42.6 years | 46.04 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.67 years | 46.49 years | 50.79 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.02 years | 51.27 years | 52.22 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.51 years | 51 years | 52.4 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.09 years | 53.24 years | 60.49 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.6 years | 61.13 years | 66.01 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.69 years | 66.13 years | 67 years | 4 |
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More health data for Tanzania
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 593,624 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 593,004 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 612,788 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 612,341 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 632,568 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 632,033 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Tanzania?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Tanzania was 67 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 67 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.03 years in 1950.
- How does Tanzania rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- Tanzania ranks 194th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.