Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 521.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 521.6 for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and up 49.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 521.6 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 285.1, in 2000.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 17th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 285.1 | — |
| 2001 | 298.9 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 312.9 | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 326.6 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 339.5 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 350.6 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 358.5 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 362.7 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 363.1 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 360.5 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 356.2 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 351.7 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 348.3 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 347.3 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 348.3 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 350.4 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 354.1 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 359.9 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 367.9 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 378.7 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 394 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 414.9 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 442.2 | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 477 | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 521.6 | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 335.84 | 285.1 | 363.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 356.28 | 347.3 | 378.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 449.94 | 394 | 521.6 | 5 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 658.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,514 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0702 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0717 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Tanzania, United Republic of was 521.6 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 521.6 in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 285.1 in 2000.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 17th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.8%. 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 numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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