Prevalence of overweight, female in Tanzania
Tanzania: Prevalence of overweight, female was 40.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Tanzania, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight, female in Tanzania is 40.8%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Tanzania peaked at 40.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 1990.
That places Tanzania 148th out of 196 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, female in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.3% | — |
| 1991 | 12.8% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 13.3% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 13.8% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 14.4% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 14.9% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 15.6% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 16.2% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 16.9% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 17.7% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 18.4% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 19.3% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 20.1% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 21.0% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 21.9% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 22.9% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 23.8% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 25.8% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 26.8% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 28.9% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 29.9% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 30.9% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 32.0% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 33.0% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 34.1% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 35.2% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 36.3% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 37.4% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 38.5% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 39.6% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 40.8% | +2.9% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 40.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.9%, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 40.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.3%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.8% | 12.3% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 18.4% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 27.8% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 38.5% | 40.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More health data for Tanzania
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 13 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0786 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in Tanzania?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Tanzania was 40.8% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 40.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 1990.
- How does Tanzania rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Tanzania ranks 148th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.