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

5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.

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

Tanzania vs Zimbabwe: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female

Tanzania

9.8%

in 2022

Zimbabwe

9.0%

in 2019

Tanzania rank

45th

Zimbabwe rank

47th

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female over time

Tanzania
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 9.8% against 9.0% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.8%.

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

Across all 5 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.

Tanzania ranks 45th and Zimbabwe ranks 47th of 83 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tanzania	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	26.9%	10.3%	16.6%	Tanzania
2000s	15.7%	10.4%	5.3%	Tanzania
2010s	14.0%	8.9%	5.1%	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female, Tanzania or Zimbabwe?: Tanzania, at 9.8% against 9.0% in Zimbabwe as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female between Tanzania and Zimbabwe?: 0.8%, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Zimbabwe?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Tanzania and Zimbabwe rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female?: Tanzania ranks 45th and Zimbabwe ranks 47th 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 underweight, weight for age, female (% 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 underweight, weight for age, female (% 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: 83 places, 735 data points, 1986–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of underweight, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.