Prevalence of overweight in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Prevalence of overweight was 32.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 32.2% for prevalence of overweight in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 32.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1990.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 162nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.0% | — |
| 1991 | 11.4% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 11.8% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 12.3% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 12.7% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 13.2% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 13.7% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 14.2% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 14.8% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 15.3% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 15.9% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 16.6% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 17.2% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 17.9% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 18.6% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 19.9% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 20.6% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 21.3% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 22.7% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 23.4% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 24.1% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 24.9% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 27.2% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 28.8% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 29.6% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 30.5% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 31.4% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 32.2% | +2.8% |
Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 32.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39.5%, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 32.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.8%, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.0% | 11.0% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 15.9% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 22.7% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 30.5% | 32.2% | 3 |
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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)
- 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 in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Prevalence of overweight in Tanzania, United Republic of was 32.2% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1990.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 162nd out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. 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 Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults 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.