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.
Mwalimu announced the new figures when she launched results on child health and malaria indicators for 2022 in the capital city Dodoma.
She said the East African nation's third national development plan aims to reduce the under-five mortality rate to 40 deaths per 1,000 live births by 2025.
"This target will be realized taking into account efforts being taken by the government to improve the health sector and the agriculture sector that contributes immensely to food security," said Mwalimu.
The minister said Tanzania is projected to realize the reduction of the under-five mortality rate of 25 deaths out of 1,000 live births by 2030 as entailed by the UN's sustainable development goals.
