Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Tanzania
Tanzania: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female was 4.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Tanzania, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Tanzania is 4.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Tanzania peaked at 4.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2017.
Tanzania ranks 95th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.4% | — |
| 2001 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | +7.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 4.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.3%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 4.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.0%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.4% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
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- 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)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Tanzania?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Tanzania was 4.4% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2017.
- How does Tanzania rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Tanzania ranks 95th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.