Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 5.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Tanzania, United Republic of is 5.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 5.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1980.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 196th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.8% | — |
| 1981 | 2.8% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 2.8% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 2.9% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 2.9% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 2.9% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 3.0% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 3.0% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 3.0% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 3.1% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 3.1% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 3.2% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 3.3% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 3.3% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 3.4% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 3.5% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 3.6% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.8% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.5% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.9% | 5.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Tanzania, United Republic of was 5.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1980.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 196th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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