Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Tanzania
Tanzania: Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 was 73 highest in 2016. ▼ Falling
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Tanzania, 1996–2016
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Tanzania is 73 highest, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Tanzania peaked at 135 highest in 1999 and was at its lowest, 73 highest, in 2016.
That places Tanzania 4th out of 34 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 98 highest | — |
| 1999 | 135 highest | +37.8% |
| 2005 | 93 highest | -31.1% |
| 2008 | 101 highest | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 84 highest | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 73 highest | -13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 116.5 highest | 98 highest | 135 highest | 2 |
| 2000s | 97 highest | 93 highest | 101 highest | 2 |
| 2010s | 78.5 highest | 73 highest | 84 highest | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 1 Burkina Faso 97 highest compare
- 2 Chad 93 highest compare
- 3 Sierra Leone 89 highest compare
- 5 Cote d'Ivoire 61 highest compare
- 6 Benin 60 highest compare
- 6 Malawi 60 highest 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 5.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2013)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Tanzania?
- Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Tanzania was 73 highest in 2016, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 135 highest in 1999.
- What is the lowest under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 73 highest in 2016.
- How does Tanzania rank for under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5?
- Tanzania ranks 4th out of 34 countries with data for 2016.
- Is under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 (highest). 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).