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.
19 Oct to 25 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 1 of the 7 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 reporting people killed, out of every 1,000 of its stories
Stories, not people. Dashed line: the world.
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 mostIn 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 0.6 stories about people being harmed for every million people — less than a quarter of the world's rate (8.5 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.
Rights & justice38%14 stories
Health19%7 stories
Conflict & violence14%5 stories
Food & livelihood11%4 stories
Shelter & services11%4 stories
Disasters & accidents8%3 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed12 Stories reporting arrests1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were about as the world's.
Filled dot: Tanzania. Ring: the world. Measured over 36 stories.
Feelings
Too few stories to read its feelings.
Its neighbours, same days
DR Congo81 in 100
of its 62 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Uganda36 in 100
of its 876 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Rwanda39 in 100
of its 196 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Kenya33 in 100
of its 1,971 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Burundi40 in 100
of its 20 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Malawi23 in 100
of its 533 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Mozambique19 in 100
of its 93 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Zambia17 in 100
of its 115 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Tanzania17 in 100
of its 224 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks
Tanzania (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days; fainter, smaller dots: its neighbours' biggest. Click a dot for its stories.