Tanzania vs United States

Tanzania vs United States: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 3.7 per 100 live births in Tanzania and 0.7 per 100 live births in United States, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Tanzania, by 3.1 per 100 live births, or 5.69 times that in United States.

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

Tanzania vs United States: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 3.7 per 100 live births in Tanzania and 0.7 per 100 live births in United States, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Tanzania, by 3.1 per 100 live births, or 5.69 times that in United States.
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What the numbers say

  • Tanzania has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1951.
  • In 2024, Tanzania ranked 47 and United States ranked 146 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
  • 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

YearTanzaniaUnited StatesWorld
20243.70.73.7
20233.90.73.8
202240.74
20214.20.74
20204.40.73.9
20194.60.74
20184.80.74
201750.74.1
20165.20.74.2
20155.40.74.3
20145.60.74.4
20135.90.74.5
20126.20.74.7
20116.50.75
20106.80.75.1
20097.20.85.3
20087.70.85.5
20078.10.85.7
20068.70.86
20059.20.86.2
20049.80.86.6
200310.50.86.8
200211.20.87.1
2001120.87.4
200012.80.87.7
199913.60.97.9
199814.20.98.3
199714.80.98.4
199615.20.98.6
199515.618.8
199415.918.9
199316.119.1
199216.41.19.2
199116.61.19.3
199016.81.19.4
1989171.29.5
198817.21.210
198717.51.29.9
198617.71.210.3
198517.81.310.6
198417.91.310.9
198317.91.311.1
198217.91.411.2
198117.91.411.6
1980181.511.9
197918.21.611.9
197818.51.612.3
197718.81.712.6
197619.31.812.8
197519.71.913.1
197420.1213.3
197320.52.113.5
197220.82.213.7
197121.22.213.9
197021.52.314.2
196921.82.414.6
196822.12.515
196722.42.615.3
196622.72.615.1
1965232.715.1
196423.32.815.7
196323.52.816.2
196223.72.917
196123.9318.8
196024.1320.2
195924.33.119.9
195824.43.119.7
195724.63.220.5
195624.83.221.3
1955253.322.3
195425.23.422.8
195325.33.523.3
195225.53.623.9
195125.73.724.3
1950–3.824.7
1949–3.924.9
1948–424.9
1947–4.325.5
1946–4.725.8
1945–4.826.7
1944–527.4
1943–5.427.7
1942–5.527.9
1941–627.8
1940–6.227.9
1939–6.328
1938–728.7
1937–7.428.8
1936–7.629.1
1935–7.529.5
1934–830.7
1933–7.330.5
1932––30.7
1931––31.4
1930––31.6
1929––32
1928––31.9
1927––31.9
1926––32.7
1925––32.4
1924––33.1
1923––33.1
1922––33.2
1921––34.2
1920––34.4
1919––35.7
1918––37.6
1917––35.3
1916––35.1
1915––35.3
1914––35.4
1913––35.1
1912––35.5
1911––36
1910––36.4
1909––36.6
1908––37.2
1907––37.4
1906––38.1
1905––38.8
1904––38.9
1903––39.5
1902––40.1
1901––40.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870––41.9
1869––42.1
1868––42.4
1867––42
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––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

Each country on its own

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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