Life expectancy at age 15 in Tanzania
Tanzania: Life expectancy at age 15 was 80.16 years in 2100. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 15 in Tanzania, 1950–2100
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2100, life expectancy at age 15 in Tanzania stood at 80.16 years. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Tanzania peaked at 80.16 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 58.24 years, in 1950.
That places Tanzania 186th out of 236 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 58.48 years | 58.24 years | 58.71 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 60.04 years | 58.75 years | 61.29 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.89 years | 61.59 years | 64.12 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.07 years | 64.55 years | 65.45 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.55 years | 61.63 years | 64.23 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.3 years | 62.39 years | 66.03 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.98 years | 66.39 years | 69.63 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.4 years | 69.48 years | 71 years | 10 |
| 2030s | 71.72 years | 71.13 years | 72.28 years | 10 |
| 2040s | 72.91 years | 72.39 years | 73.44 years | 10 |
| 2050s | 74.11 years | 73.56 years | 74.66 years | 10 |
| 2060s | 75.39 years | 74.8 years | 75.98 years | 10 |
| 2070s | 76.72 years | 76.11 years | 77.32 years | 10 |
| 2080s | 78.06 years | 77.46 years | 78.65 years | 10 |
| 2090s | 79.41 years | 78.79 years | 80.02 years | 10 |
| 2100s | 80.16 years | 80.16 years | 80.16 years | 1 |
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- Population, male 49.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 1.02 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 19.49 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 29.87 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 1.04 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 996,036 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 1.02 million (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 966,597 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 902,512 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 15 in Tanzania?
- Life expectancy at age 15 in Tanzania was 80.16 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 80.16 years in 2100.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.24 years in 1950.
- How does Tanzania rank for life expectancy at age 15?
- Tanzania ranks 186th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
- Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.