Nigeria vs Tanzania: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male over time
- Nigeria
- Tanzania
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 35.0% against 33.3% in Tanzania, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 18th and Tanzania ranks 21st of 83 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.8% | 36.1% | 0.7% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 35.0% | 35.3% | 0.3% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, male, Nigeria or Tanzania?
- Nigeria, at 35.0% against 33.3% in Tanzania as of 2021.
- What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, male between Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 1.7%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2021.
- How do Nigeria and Tanzania rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male?
- Nigeria ranks 18th and Tanzania ranks 21st of 83 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 stunting, height for age, male (% 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 stunting, male, is the percentage of boys under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.