Number of infant deaths in Tanzania
Tanzania: Number of infant deaths was 67,611 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of infant deaths in Tanzania, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths in Tanzania stood at 67,611.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Tanzania peaked at 126,133 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 56,976, in 1960.
Tanzania ranks 11th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65,321 | 56,976 | 73,568 | 10 |
| 1970s | 84,342 | 75,673 | 92,457 | 10 |
| 1980s | 106,579 | 94,697 | 115,606 | 10 |
| 1990s | 121,409 | 116,287 | 126,133 | 10 |
| 2000s | 100,696 | 84,698 | 118,144 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78,372 | 74,210 | 82,541 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70,198 | 67,611 | 72,798 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More health data for Tanzania
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 986,433 (2025)
- 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 number of infant deaths in Tanzania?
- Number of infant deaths in Tanzania was 67,611 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 126,133 in 1996.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 56,976 in 1960.
- How does Tanzania rank for number of infant deaths?
- Tanzania ranks 11th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.