United Republic of Tanzania
Figures computed by WHO to assure comparability; they are not necessarily the official statistics of Member States, which may use alternative rigorous methods.
Table 1: Basic indicators for all WHO Member States
| Population estimates | 1992 | 2002 |
| Total population (000) | 36276 | |
| Annual growth rate (%) | 2.6 | |
| Dependency ratio (per 100) | 96 | 91 |
| % of population aged 60+ years | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| Total fertility rate | 6.1 | 5.2 |
| Life expectancy at birth (years) | Males | Females |
| 2002 | 45.5 | 47.5 |
| uncertainty | 44.3 - 46.9 | 46.2 - 49.0 |
| Both sexes 2002 | 46.5 | |
| Probability of dying (per 1000) | Males | Females |
| Under age 5 years 2002 | 163 | 144 |
| uncertainty | 149 - 177 | 132 - 156 |
| Between ages 15 and 59 years 2002 | 561 | 512 |
| uncertainty | 534 - 585 | 484 - 536 |
Table 4: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) in all WHO Member States, estimates for 2002
| 2002 | Males | Females | |
| Healthy life expectancy (HALE) (years) | Total population at birth | 40.4 | |
| At birth | 40 | 40.7 | |
| Uncertainty interval | 38.7 - 41.5 | 39.6 - 42.3 | |
| At age 60 | 9.6 | 10.1 | |
| Uncertainty interval | 9.4 - 9.8 | 9.9 - 10.3 | |
| Expectation of lost healthy years at birth (years) | 5.5 | 6.8 | |
| Percentage of total life expectancy lost | 12.1 | 14.3 | |
Table 5: Selected national health accounts indicators: measured levels of expenditure on health, 1997-2001
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |
| Total expenditure on health as % of GDP | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| General government expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health | 45.9 | 47.1 | 43.4 | 47.1 | 46.7 |
| Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health | 54.1 | 52.9 | 56.6 | 52.9 | 53.3 |
| General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure | 14.4 | 13.1 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 12.1 |
| External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health | 16 | 22 | 35.3 | 30 | 29.5 |
| Social security expenditure on health as % of general government expenditure on health | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private expenditure on health | 87 | 87.5 | 83.5 | 83 | 83.1 |
| Private prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
n/a Used when the information accessed indicates that a cell should have an entry but no estimates could be made. 0 Used when no evidence of the schemes to which the cell relates exist. Some estimates yielding a ratio inferior to 0.04% are shown as 0.
Table 6: Selected national health accounts indicators: measured levels of per capita expenditure on health, 1997-2001
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |
| Per capita total expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Per capita total expenditure on health at international dollar rate | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 |
| Per capita government expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Per capita government expenditure on health at international dollar rate | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
n/a Used when the information accessed indicates that a cell should have an entry but no estimates could be made.
Table 7: Millenium Development Goals: Selected health indicators in all WHO Member States, 2000 (unles specified)
| Children under five years of age underweight for age | 1999 | % | 29.4 |
| Under-five mortality rate | Per 1000 live births | 156 | |
| Infant mortality rate | Per 1000 live births | 109 | |
| One-year-olds immunized against measles (2001) | % | 83 | |
| Maternal mortality ratio | Per 100 000 live births | 1500 | |
| Births attended by skilled health personnel | % | 35.8 | |
| HIV prevalence among 15-49-years-olds | % | 7.1 | |
| Malaria mortality rate | Per 100 000 | 181 | |
| Tuberculosis prevalence | Per 100 000 | 439 | |
| Tuberculosis mortality rate | Per 100 000 | 47 | |
| Tuberculosis cases | Detected under DOTS (2001) | % | 47 |
| Cured under DOTS | % | 79 | |
| Population using solid fuels | % | >95 | |
| Population with sustainable access to an improved water source | Urban | % | 90 |
| Rural | % | 57 | |
| Population with access to improved sanitation | Urban | % | 99 |
| Rural | % | 86 | |
b Estimates from the 1990s. ...Countries not implementing DOTS or not reporting to WHO n/a Data not available