Tanzania vs Uganda: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Tanzania
3.7%
in 2022
Uganda
3.4%
in 2022
Tanzania rank
61st
Uganda rank
63rd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Tanzania
- Uganda
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 3.7% against 3.4% in Uganda, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Tanzania ahead.
Tanzania ranks 61st and Uganda ranks 63rd of 93 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.2% | 1.5% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 0.1% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 0.3% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Tanzania or Uganda?
- Tanzania, at 3.7% against 3.4% in Uganda as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Tanzania and Uganda?
- 0.3%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Uganda?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
- How do Tanzania and Uganda rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Tanzania ranks 61st and Uganda ranks 63rd of 93 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.