Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Tanzania
Tanzania: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 69.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
69.7%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
186th
of 215 countries
All-time high
70.4%
in 2020
All-time low
35.2%
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Tanzania, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 69.7% for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Tanzania peaked at 70.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 1960.
That places Tanzania 186th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 35.2% | — |
| 1961 | 35.4% | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 36.0% | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 36.7% | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 37.3% | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 38.0% | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 38.7% | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 39.4% | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 40.4% | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 41.2% | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 42.1% | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 43.0% | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 43.7% | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 44.7% | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 45.5% | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 46.3% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 47.3% | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 48.2% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 48.9% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 49.4% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 50.7% | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 51.8% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 52.6% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 53.1% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 52.8% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 52.5% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 52.0% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 51.3% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 50.7% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 49.8% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 49.1% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 48.3% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 47.0% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 45.8% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 44.8% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 44.1% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 43.6% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 43.1% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 43.3% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 43.8% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 45.1% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 46.5% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 47.5% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 49.1% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 50.5% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 51.8% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 53.3% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 54.6% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 55.6% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 56.3% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 57.5% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 58.2% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 59.7% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 60.6% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 62.1% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 63.3% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 64.4% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 65.8% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 67.1% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 68.5% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 70.4% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 68.3% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 69.3% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 69.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 69.7% | +0.5% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 69.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 69.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.2%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.8% | 35.2% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.9% | 42.1% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.7% | 49.8% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.3% | 43.1% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 45.1% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.7% | 57.5% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.4% | 68.3% | 70.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More gender data for Tanzania
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 33,294 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.01 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 47,619 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 47,619 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.22 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.19 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.11 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Tanzania?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Tanzania was 69.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 70.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 1960.
- How does Tanzania rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Tanzania ranks 186th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.