Tanzania's under-five mortality rate cut to 43 per 1,000 live births in 2022

DAR ES SALAAM, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian health authorities said Tuesday the country's under-five mortality rate has been reduced to 43 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2022, down from 67 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2016.

"This is a major health breakthrough for the government," declared the Minister for Health Ummy Mwalimu.