5 of its 11 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 4 of Dar es Salaam's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 17 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about the world's share.
What stood out
The news pointed at Tanzania on 3 of the 30 days held.
Most on Saturday 24 October 2026: 5 of its 11 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Tanzania: stories about people being harmed, out of every 100 of its stories
Dashed line: the world. Shaded: its normal range over these days. Blue dots: its biggest days.
TanzaniaThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightScroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at Tanzania most14 of its 54 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).
12 of its 32 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 67 million people live in Tanzania. Over these days its news carried 2.7 stories about people being harmed for every million people — less than a quarter of the world's rate (36 per million).
How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).
Parts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Health29%53 stories
Disasters & accidents22%40 stories
Rights & justice16%29 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given10%18 stories
Shelter & services8%15 stories
Food & livelihood7%12 stories
Conflict & violence5%9 stories
Displacement2%4 stories
Where it happened
Tanzania (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days, coloured by kind. Click a dot for its stories.
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed63 Stories reporting people affected11 Stories reporting arrests4 Stories reporting refugees1 Stories reporting people injured1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were much warmer than the world's.
Filled dot: Tanzania. Ring: the world. Measured over 178 stories.
Feelings
Angermuch less angry than the world's
Against its own usual: about two-thirds of usual
Griefabout as grief-stricken as the world's
Against its own usual: about two-thirds of usual
Feara little less fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmthabout one and a half times as warm as the world's
Against its own usual: about one and a half times usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Tanzania in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Tanzania's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
DR Congo80 in 100 of its 310 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health Burundi44 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Rwanda31 in 100 of its 724 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Uganda28 in 100 of its 3,190 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health Mozambique28 in 100 of its 318 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents Kenya27 in 100 of its 7,973 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health Malawi24 in 100 of its 2,138 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Zambia22 in 100 of its 635 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Tanzania17 in 100
of its 1,032 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.