Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Cameroon or Tanzania?

Tanzania, at 11.4% against 11.0% in Cameroon as of 2022.

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

5 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.

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

Cameroon vs Tanzania: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age

Cameroon

11.0%

in 2018

Tanzania

11.4%

in 2022

Cameroon rank

44th

Tanzania rank

42nd

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age over time

Cameroon
Tanzania

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 11.4% against 11.0% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Tanzania ahead.

Cameroon ranks 44th and Tanzania ranks 42nd of 96 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12.9%	24.8%	11.9%	Tanzania
2000s	15.1%	16.7%	1.6%	Tanzania
2010s	13.7%	14.0%	0.4%	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Cameroon or Tanzania?: Tanzania, at 11.4% against 11.0% in Cameroon as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between Cameroon and Tanzania?: 0.4%, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Tanzania?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
How do Cameroon and Tanzania rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?: Cameroon ranks 44th and Tanzania ranks 42nd of 96 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 (% 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 (% 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: 110 places, 1,307 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of underweight children is the percentage of children 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.