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Health · Europe & Central Asia · Lower-middle income
Tajikistan: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 71.9 yrs (2024), 138th of 217 in the world and 55th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, women is 74.1 yrs (2024), 142nd of 217 in the world and 56th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, men is 69.7 yrs (2024), 130th of 217 in the world and 52nd of 58 in Europe & Central Asia.
Life expectancy
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Life expectancy, women
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17 indicators
Health: Tajikistan in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 71.9 yrs2024 | 138/217 | 55/58 | 63.5 yrs | 68.4 yrs | 68.6 yrs | +3.2%since 2014 | 78.6 yrs | 69.5 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 74.1 yrs2024 | 142/217 | 56/58 | 66.1 yrs | 71.1 yrs | 71.1 yrs | +2.8%since 2014 | 81.8 yrs | 71.3 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 69.7 yrs2024 | 130/217 | 52/58 | 61.0 yrs | 65.7 yrs | 66.2 yrs | +3.6%since 2014 | 75.6 yrs | 67.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 23.52024 | 60/196 | 2/52 | 61.5 | 30.4 | 24.9 | −13%since 2014 | 6.6 | 33.1 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 28.12024 | 61/196 | 2/52 | 78.4 | 37.6 | 30.1 | −15%since 2014 | 7.8 | 43.8 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 11.12024 | 77/196 | 4/52 | 26.2 | 17.9 | 11.9 | −19%since 2014 | 4.1 | 21.6 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 142023 | 140/194 | 12/51 | 58 | 26 | 25 | −33%since 2013 | 11 | 235 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 98%2024 | 28/193 | 10/51 | 88% | 94% | 98% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 94% | 86% | 84% | |
| HIV prevalenceHIV prevalence, % of people 15–49 | 0.2%2024 | 106/153 | 20/35 | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | — | 0.7% | 0.7% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 752024 | 72/208 | 4/52 | 140 | 170 | 77 | −39%since 2014 | 22 | 208 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 7.4%2023 | 76/193 | 30/52 | 4.3% | 5.7% | 8.9% | +0.9 ppsince 2013 | 9.6% | 3.7% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 62.4%2023 | 15/193 | 5/52 | 79.2% | 70.4% | 68.0% | +0.4 ppsince 2013 | 16.5% | 47.0% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 1.872023 | 87/180 | 49/50 | 2.15 | 1.67 | 2.00 | +12%since 2013 | 3.90 | 0.71 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 4.02023 | 41/182 | 29/51 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 4.3 | −14%since 2013 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 89.2%2024 | 151/206 | 56/56 | 55.5% | 70.6% | 86.3% | +12.4 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 90.8% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 96.0%2023 | 90/203 | 44/54 | 91.6% | 93.9% | 96.0% | +1.3 ppsince 2013 | 97.4% | 73.9% | 82.2% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 15.72019 | 88/186 | 2/49 | 19.5 | 18.7 | 15.72019 | −16%since 2009 | 7.4 | 17.4 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+3.2%71.9 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+2.8%74.1 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+3.6%69.7 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−13%23.5 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Out-of-pocket spending+0.4 pp62.4% in 2023
- Hospital beds−14%4.0 in 2023
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Tajikistan and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Tajikistan. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Tajikistan | China | Afghanistan | Uzbekistan | Kyrgyzstan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 71.9 yrs2024 | 78.0 yrs2024 | 66.3 yrs2024 | 72.5 yrs2024 | 72.4 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 74.1 yrs2024 | 81.0 yrs2024 | 67.8 yrs2024 | 75.5 yrs2024 | 76.6 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 69.7 yrs2024 | 75.2 yrs2024 | 64.7 yrs2024 | 69.6 yrs2024 | 68.4 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 23.52024 | 4.12024 | 48.32024 | 12.82024 | 14.82024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 28.12024 | 5.72024 | 53.02024 | 13.42024 | 16.82024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 11.12024 | 2.62024 | 33.12024 | 7.72024 | 10.82024 |
| Maternal mortality | 142023 | 162023 | 5212023 | 262023 | 422023 |
| Measles vaccination | 98%2024 | 95%2024 | 55%2024 | 99%2024 | 96%2024 |
| HIV prevalence | 0.2%2024 | — | 0.1%2024 | — | 0.3%2024 |