Early, late and total neonatal mortality rate (NMR) on the 2015–2016 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey and 95% CI, per 1000 live births
| Indicator | Day of death | n deaths | National NMR | 95% CI | Urban NMR | 95% CI | Rural NMR | 95% CI |
| Early NMR | Days 0–7 | 201 | 22 | 18 to 26 | 32 | 24 to 42 | 18 | 14 to 22 |
| Day 0 | 87 | 10 | 7 to 12 | 12 | 8 to 19 | 9 | 6 to 12 | |
| Days 1–7 | 114 | 12 | 10 to 15 | 20 | 14 to 29 | 9 | 7 to 12 | |
| Late NMR | Days 8–29 | 42 | 4 | 2 to 5 | 6 | 3 to 10 | 3 | 2 to 5 |
| Total NMR | Days 0–29 | 243 | 25 | 21 to 29 | 38 | 29 to 48 | 20 | 17 to 25 |