Afghanistan vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Afghanistan
- Tanzania, United Republic of
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 4.84 live births per woman against 4.61 live births per woman in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.23 live births per woman.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 13th of 236 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Tanzania, United Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.26 live births per woman | 6.32 live births per woman | 0.9416 live births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 7.32 live births per woman | 6.73 live births per woman | 0.5901 live births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 7.52 live births per woman | 7.06 live births per woman | 0.4559 live births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 7.57 live births per woman | 6.65 live births per woman | 0.9262 live births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 7.7 live births per woman | 5.93 live births per woman | 1.77 live births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 6.93 live births per woman | 5.51 live births per woman | 1.42 live births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 5.71 live births per woman | 5.06 live births per woman | 0.6517 live births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 4.99 live births per woman | 4.7 live births per woman | 0.286 live births per woman | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Afghanistan or Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Afghanistan, at 4.84 live births per woman against 4.61 live births per woman in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 0.23 live births per woman, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 13th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.