Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex was 2.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 2.6%. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 13.1% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2023.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 45th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 13.1% | — |
| 1951 | 13.0% | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 13.0% | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 12.9% | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 12.8% | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 12.8% | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 12.7% | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 12.7% | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 12.6% | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 12.5% | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 12.5% | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 12.4% | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 12.4% | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 12.3% | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 12.2% | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 12.1% | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 12.0% | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 11.9% | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 11.8% | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 11.7% | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 11.5% | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 11.4% | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 11.3% | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 11.1% | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 11.0% | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 10.8% | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 10.6% | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 10.5% | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 10.3% | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 10.2% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 10.1% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 10.1% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 10.1% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 10.1% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 10.1% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 10.0% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 10.0% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 9.9% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 9.8% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 9.7% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 9.6% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 9.5% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 9.4% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 9.3% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 9.2% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 9.1% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 8.9% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 8.7% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 8.4% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 8.1% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.8% | 12.5% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 12.1% | 11.7% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.9% | 10.2% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.0% | 9.7% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 8.1% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 4.7% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.1% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Tanzania, United Republic of was 2.6% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying in infancy, by sex recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability of dying in infancy, by sex recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2023.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 45th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability of dying in infancy, by sex rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.