How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Uganda?

6 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.

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 severe wasting, weight for height (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Tanzania vs Uganda: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height

Tanzania

0.9%

in 2022

Uganda

1.0%

in 2022

Tanzania rank

46th

Uganda rank

43rd

Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height over time

Tanzania
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Uganda ahead.

Tanzania ranks 46th and Uganda ranks 43rd of 85 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tanzania	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.8%	1.4%	0.6%	Uganda
2010s	1.1%	1.2%	0.2%	Uganda
2020s	0.9%	1.0%	0.1%	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, Tanzania or Uganda?: Uganda, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Tanzania as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height between Tanzania and Uganda?: 0.1%, with Uganda 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 severe wasting, weight for height?: Tanzania ranks 46th and Uganda ranks 43rd of 85 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 severe wasting, 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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Indicator: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height (% of children under 5)
Unit: % of children under 5
Source: 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'
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 99 places, 1,131 data points, 1986–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of severe wasting is the proportion of children under age 5 whose weight for height is more than three standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months.