Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Tanzania
Tanzania: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male was 33.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Tanzania, 1991–2022
Source: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 33.3% for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Tanzania peaked at 52.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 33.3%, in 2022.
Tanzania ranks 21st of 83 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 52.7% | — |
| 1996 | 52.6% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 50.9% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 47.0% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 45.8% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 45.6% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 35.7% | -21.7% |
| 2013 | 40.3% | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 37.9% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 36.7% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 34.1% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 35.3% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 33.3% | -5.7% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 33.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.6%, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 33.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31.6%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.1% | 50.9% | 52.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 46.4% | 45.8% | 47.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 34.1% | 45.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 34.3% | 33.3% | 35.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Tanzania?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Tanzania was 33.3% in 2022, according to UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'.
- What is the highest prevalence of stunting, height for age, male recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 52.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, male recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 2022.
- How does Tanzania rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male?
- Tanzania ranks 21st out of 83 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, male rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as part of Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male (% of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prevalence of stunting, male, is the percentage of boys under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.