Malawi vs Tanzania: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese
Malawi
5.9%
in 2024
Tanzania
5.3%
in 2024
Malawi rank
194th
Tanzania rank
195th
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese over time
- Malawi
- Tanzania
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 5.9% against 5.3% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Tanzania ahead.
Malawi ranks 194th and Tanzania ranks 195th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.7% | 2.8% | 0.1% | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 3.4% | 0.1% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 0.0% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.7% | 0.2% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.1% | 0.5% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese, Malawi or Tanzania?
- Malawi, at 5.9% against 5.3% in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese between Malawi and Tanzania?
- 0.6%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Tanzania rank globally for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Malawi ranks 194th and Tanzania ranks 195th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years old that are defined as either overweight or obese. This means their weight-for-height is more than one standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.