Sub-Saharan Africa · population about 66.6 million
If you were born in Tanzania
Right now, about 1.78% of the babies born on Earth are born in Tanzania: 1 in 56, about 2.3 million a year, or about 4.5 a minute.
The chance that a baby born in Tanzania dies before turning five is 3.9%, about 5.9 times that of the United States (0.7%). Life expectancy is 69.0 years for women and 65.0 years for men.
Life in Tanzania, in numbers
Life expectancy67.0 yearswomen 69.0 · men 65.0United States 79.3 years · 40th lowest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 53.9%38.5 in 1,000United States 0.7% · 46th highest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 13.0%29.7 in 1,000United States 0.6% · 48th highest of 172 countries
Mothers who die giving birth238 per 100,000 birthsmaternal mortality ratioUnited States 21 per 100,000 · 37th highest of 172 countries
Children per woman4.61total fertility rateUnited States 1.62 · 12th highest of 172 countries
Expected years of schooling8.6 yearsUnited States 15.9 years · 13th lowest of 172 countries
College and university enrollment5%gross enrollment ratioUnited States 79% · 14th lowest of 172 countries
Income per person (PPP)$3,621GDP per capita, PPPUnited States $74,352 · 30th lowest of 172 countries
Income inequality0.40Gini index (closer to 0 = more equal)United States 0.42 · 50th highest of 172 countries
People living in cities35%urbanizationUnited States 80% · 24th lowest of 172 countries
People working in farming66%share of jobs in agricultureUnited States 2% · 8th highest of 172 countries
People using the internet28%United States 94% · 21st lowest of 172 countries
Women married before 1829%of women aged 20–24United States 0.5% · 38th highest of 172 countries
Health costs paid out of pocket25%share of health spendingUnited States 11% · 68th lowest of 172 countries
HIV4.01%adults living with HIVUnited States 0.4% · 11th highest of 172 countries
Homicide3.7 per 100,000United States 6.8 per 100,000 · 75th highest of 172 countries
Road traffic deaths20 per 100,000United States 12.8 per 100,000 · 51st highest of 172 countries
People who smokemen 16% · women 3%
Life satisfaction3.78 / 10World Happiness ReportUnited States 6.73 · 16th lowest of 156 countries
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Behind every one of these numbers is a person's life. In 1 in 8 Billion you become one of the babies being born right now and live one whole life inside statistics like these, from the first day to the last. You can't choose where you're born. No one ever could.
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