Health · Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income
Tanzania: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 67.2 yrs (2024), 176th of 217 in the world and 15th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Life expectancy, women is 70.0 yrs (2024), 175th of 217 in the world and 15th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Life expectancy, men is 64.4 yrs (2024), 175th of 217 in the world and 13th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Life expectancy
TanzaniaSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
Life expectancy, women
TanzaniaSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
18 indicators
Health: Tanzania in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; 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 | 67.2 yrs2024 | 176/217 | 15/48 | 53.2 yrs | 61.1 yrs | 66.8 yrs | +6.1%since 2014 | 62.8 yrs | 69.5 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 70.0 yrs2024 | 175/217 | 15/48 | 54.3 yrs | 62.9 yrs | 70.0 yrs | +6.7%since 2014 | 65.0 yrs | 71.3 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 64.4 yrs2024 | 175/217 | 13/48 | 52.1 yrs | 59.3 yrs | 63.7 yrs | +5.4%since 2014 | 60.7 yrs | 67.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 28.72024 | 50/196 | 39/48 | 85.2 | 48.3 | 33.2 | −32%since 2014 | 47.1 | 33.1 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 37.02024 | 47/196 | 37/48 | 128.0 | 68.2 | 43.8 | −34%since 2014 | 71.2 | 43.8 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 19.92024 | 46/196 | 35/48 | 32.6 | 24.6 | 22.3 | −15%since 2014 | 26.6 | 21.6 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 2762023 | 25/194 | 23/48 | 568 | 486 | 160 | −42%since 2013 | 448 | 235 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 84%2024 | 133/193 | 21/48 | 78% | 92% | 87% | −13.0 ppsince 2014 | 69% | 86% | 84% | |
| HIV prevalenceHIV prevalence, % of people 15–49 | 3.5%2024 | 11/153 | 11/44 | 6.1% | 4.6% | 4.1% | −1.0 ppsince 2014 | 3.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 1722024 | 43/208 | 23/48 | 503 | 426 | 222 | −47%since 2014 | 205 | 208 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 3.1%2023 | 177/193 | 42/48 | 3.4% | 5.2% | 3.1% | −1.6 ppsince 2013 | 4.9% | 3.7% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 27.9%2023 | 96/193 | 30/48 | 38.5% | 31.9% | 29.0% | +3.8 ppsince 2013 | 30.4% | 47.0% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 0.132022 | 167/180 | 35/46 | 0.022002 | 0.032012 | 0.132022 | +332%since 2012 | 0.25 | 0.71 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 0.82022 | 154/182 | 23/40 | · | 0.7 | 0.6 | +11%since 2011 | — | 1.5 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 64.6%2024 | 194/206 | 35/46 | 28.6% | 43.0% | 58.4% | +15.5 ppsince 2014 | 67.5% | 90.8% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 37.2%2024 | 182/203 | 28/46 | 3.4% | 16.9% | 31.2% | +14.8 ppsince 2014 | 37.1% | 73.9% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 7.7%2024 | 150/166 | 26/39 | 29.5% | 16.7% | 9.6% | −9.0 ppsince 2010 | 8.9% | 20.4% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 31.12019 | 20/186 | 15/48 | 32.2 | 28.8 | 31.12019 | +8.4%since 2009 | 27.4 | 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+6.1%67.2 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+6.7%70.0 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+5.4%64.4 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−32%28.7 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Measles vaccination−13.0 pp84% in 2024
- Out-of-pocket spending+3.8 pp27.9% in 2023
- Road deaths+8.4%31.1 in 2019
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Tanzania and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Tanzania. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Tanzania | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kenya | Uganda | Mozambique | Malawi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 67.2 yrs2024 | 62.1 yrs2024 | 63.8 yrs2024 | 68.5 yrs2024 | 63.8 yrs2024 | 67.6 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 70.0 yrs2024 | 64.2 yrs2024 | 66.1 yrs2024 | 71.4 yrs2024 | 66.7 yrs2024 | 70.8 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 64.4 yrs2024 | 60.0 yrs2024 | 61.6 yrs2024 | 65.5 yrs2024 | 60.5 yrs2024 | 64.3 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 28.72024 | 56.42024 | 34.22024 | 35.92024 | 43.72024 | 38.02024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 37.02024 | 89.72024 | 38.82024 | 48.72024 | 59.42024 | 48.82024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 19.92024 | 23.62024 | 20.72024 | 21.32024 | 25.12024 | 23.62024 |
| Maternal mortality | 2762023 | 4272023 | 1492023 | 1702023 | 992023 | 2252023 |
| Measles vaccination | 84%2024 | 55%2024 | 88%2024 | 90%2024 | 65%2024 | 89%2024 |
| HIV prevalence | 3.5%2024 | 0.7%2024 | 3.0%2024 | 4.9%2024 | 11.5%2024 | 6.2%2024 |