Child adolescent obesity in Tanzania
Tanzania: Child adolescent obesity was 5.26 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Child adolescent obesity in Tanzania, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 5.26 for child adolescent obesity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Tanzania peaked at 5.26 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.68, in 1980.
That places Tanzania 195th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.81 | 2.68 | 2.98 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.38 | 3.05 | 3.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.17 | 3.82 | 4.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.74 | 4.52 | 4.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.14 | 5.02 | 5.26 | 5 |
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More health data for Tanzania
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 658.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,514 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 593,624 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 593,004 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 612,788 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 612,341 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 632,568 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 632,033 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Tanzania?
- Child adolescent obesity in Tanzania was 5.26 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.26 in 2024.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.68 in 1980.
- How does Tanzania rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Tanzania ranks 195th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child adolescent obesity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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