Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Tanzania: Number of infant deaths, female

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
864,775
in 2024
Tanzania
29,834
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
8th
Tanzania rank
10th

Number of infant deaths, female over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 864,775 against 29,834 in Tanzania, a difference of 834,941.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 29.0 times Tanzania's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th and Tanzania ranks 10th of 43 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Tanzania Difference Ahead
1990s 1.10 million 56,842 1.05 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 1.02 million 46,201 974,313 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 894,106 34,929 859,178 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 878,762 30,976 847,787 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Tanzania?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 864,775 against 29,834 in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tanzania?
834,941, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tanzania?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tanzania rank globally for number of infant deaths, female?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th and Tanzania ranks 10th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of infant deaths, female
Source
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 13,304 data points, 1960–2024
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.