Mortality rate, under-5 in Tanzania
Tanzania: Mortality rate, under-5 was 37 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5 in Tanzania, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 37 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Tanzania peaked at 241.1 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 37 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Tanzania 47th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 230.67 per 1,000 live births | 218.2 per 1,000 live births | 241.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 198.42 per 1,000 live births | 181.7 per 1,000 live births | 215 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 176.61 per 1,000 live births | 170 per 1,000 live births | 179.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 155.11 per 1,000 live births | 135.5 per 1,000 live births | 167.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.28 per 1,000 live births | 72 per 1,000 live births | 128 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.91 per 1,000 live births | 45.6 per 1,000 live births | 68.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.22 per 1,000 live births | 37 per 1,000 live births | 43.8 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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- Population, male 34.98 million (2025)
- Population, male 49.6% (2025)
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- Population ages 0-14, male 15.09 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 1.02 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 1.04 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 996,036 (2025)
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- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 887,443 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Tanzania?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Tanzania was 37 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 241.1 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Tanzania rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- Tanzania ranks 47th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.