Ireland vs Tanzania

Ireland vs Tanzania: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 0.4 per 100 live births in Ireland and 3.7 per 100 live births in Tanzania, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Tanzania, by 3.3 per 100 live births, or 9.49 times that in Ireland.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Ireland vs Tanzania: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 0.4 per 100 live births in Ireland and 3.7 per 100 live births in Tanzania, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Tanzania, by 3.3 per 100 live births, or 9.49 times that in Ireland.
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What the numbers say

  • Tanzania has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1951.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearIrelandTanzaniaWorld
20240.43.73.7
20230.43.93.8
20220.444
20210.44.24
20200.44.43.9
20190.34.64
20180.34.84
20170.454.1
20160.45.24.2
20150.45.44.3
20140.45.64.4
20130.45.94.5
20120.46.24.7
20110.46.55
20100.46.85.1
20090.47.25.3
20080.47.75.5
20070.58.15.7
20060.58.76
20050.59.26.2
20040.69.86.6
20030.610.56.8
20020.711.27.1
20010.7127.4
20000.712.87.7
19990.713.67.9
19980.714.28.3
19970.714.88.4
19960.715.28.6
19950.715.68.8
19940.715.98.9
19930.816.19.1
19920.816.49.2
19910.916.69.3
19900.916.89.4
19891179.5
1988117.210
1987117.59.9
1986117.710.3
19851.117.810.6
19841.117.910.9
19831.217.911.1
19821.217.911.2
19811.317.911.6
19801.41811.9
19791.618.211.9
19781.718.512.3
19771.818.812.6
19761.919.312.8
1975219.713.1
19742.120.113.3
19732.120.513.5
19722.120.813.7
19712.221.213.9
19702.221.514.2
19692.321.814.6
19682.422.115
19672.622.415.3
19662.722.715.1
19652.92315.1
1964323.315.7
19633.123.516.2
19623.323.717
19613.423.918.8
19603.524.120.2
19593.724.319.9
19583.824.419.7
1957424.620.5
19564.124.821.3
19554.32522.3
19544.525.222.8
19534.725.323.3
1952525.523.9
19515.225.724.3
19505.4–24.7
19495.6–24.9
19485.9–24.9
19479.4–25.5
19468.9–25.8
19459.9–26.7
194411.2–27.4
194311.9–27.7
19429.5–27.9
194110.4–27.8
19409–27.9
19399–28
19389.2–28.7
193710.2–28.8
193610.4–29.1
19359.4–29.5
19348.6–30.7
19338.9–30.5
193210–30.7
19319.5–31.4
19309.4–31.6
19299.7–32
19289.4–31.9
19279.9–31.9
192610.4–32.7
19259.4–32.4
192410–33.1
19239–33.1
19229.5–33.2
1921––34.2
192011.9–34.4
191912.8–35.7
191812.4–37.6
191712.8–35.3
191611.9–35.1
191513.5–35.3
191412.6–35.4
191314.4–35.1
191212.4–35.5
191113.8–36
191014–36.4
190913.5–36.6
190814.4–37.2
190713.5–37.4
190613.7–38.1
190514–38.8
190414.9–38.9
190314.2–39.5
190214.9–40.1
190115.1–40.8
190016.6–40.9
189916.4–40.8
189816.8–41.2
189716.6–41
189614–41.1
189515.7–41.3
189415.3–41.2
189315.3–41.2
189215.9–41.7
189114–41.3
189014–41.5
188913.8–41.2
188814.4–41
188714–41.1
188613.8–41.1
188514–41.2
188413.5–41.1
188314.6–41.4
188214–41.5
188113.3–41.1
188017.2–41.6
187915.1–41.1
187814.4–41.6
187713.5–41.2
187613.8–41.4
187514–41.5
187413.8–41.7
187314.2–41.8
187214.4–42.1
187113.3–42.2
187014–41.9
186913.7–42.1
186814–42.4
186714.4–42
186613.8–42.1
186514.6–42.3
186414.6–42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

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Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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