Height-for-age <-2 SD in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Height-for-age <-2 SD was 30.01 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Height-for-age <-2 SD in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1991–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 30.01 for height-for-age <-2 sd in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, height-for-age <-2 sd in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 49.92 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 30.01, in 2022.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 22nd out of 96 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.3 | 48.34 | 49.92 | 3 |
| 2000s | 43.81 | 43.19 | 44.43 | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.91 | 31.8 | 42.1 | 6 |
| 2020s | 31.36 | 30.01 | 32.7 | 2 |
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More health data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 658.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,514 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0304 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5042 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is height-for-age <-2 sd in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Height-for-age <-2 sd in Tanzania, United Republic of was 30.01 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest height-for-age <-2 sd recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 49.92 in 1991.
- What is the lowest height-for-age <-2 sd recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.01 in 2022.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for height-for-age <-2 sd?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 22nd out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is height-for-age <-2 sd rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Height-for-age <-2 SD (stunting). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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