Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 was 78 lowest in 2016. ▼ Falling
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1996–2016
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2016, under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 78 lowest. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 160 lowest in 1999 and was at its lowest, 78 lowest, in 2016.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 15th out of 34 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 140 lowest | — |
| 1999 | 160 lowest | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 137 lowest | -14.4% |
| 2008 | 129 lowest | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 103 lowest | -20.2% |
| 2016 | 78 lowest | -24.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 150 lowest | 140 lowest | 160 lowest | 2 |
| 2000s | 133 lowest | 129 lowest | 137 lowest | 2 |
| 2010s | 90.5 lowest | 78 lowest | 103 lowest | 2 |
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More health data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- 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)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0081 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 5.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0064 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Tanzania, United Republic of was 78 lowest in 2016, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 160 lowest in 1999.
- What is the lowest under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 78 lowest in 2016.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 15th out of 34 countries with data for 2016.
- Is under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-5 mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age five years per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years preceding the survey).