Tanzania vs Uganda: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height
Tanzania
3.1%
in 2022
Uganda
3.2%
in 2022
Tanzania rank
64th
Uganda rank
62nd
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time
- Tanzania
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 3.2% against 3.1% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Uganda ahead.
Tanzania ranks 64th and Uganda ranks 62nd of 99 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 4.4% | 1.5% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.2% | 0.3% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.2% | 0.1% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Tanzania or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 3.2% against 3.1% in Tanzania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of 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 wasting, weight for height?
- Tanzania ranks 64th and Uganda ranks 62nd of 99 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 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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About this data
Prevalence of wasting is the proportion of children under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months.