Cameroon vs Tanzania: Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female
Cameroon
31.2%
in 2018
Tanzania
33.3%
in 2022
Cameroon rank
24th
Tanzania rank
21st
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female over time
- Cameroon
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 33.3% against 31.2% in Cameroon, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 24th and Tanzania ranks 21st of 83 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.0% | 52.7% | 18.7% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 36.9% | 47.0% | 10.1% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 35.9% | 2.6% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female, Cameroon or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 33.3% against 31.2% in Cameroon as of 2022.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female between Cameroon and Tanzania?
- 2.1%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Tanzania?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
- How do Cameroon and Tanzania rank globally for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female?
- Cameroon ranks 24th and Tanzania ranks 21st of 83 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children younger than 5 years, male versus female, that fall below two standard deviations from the median height-for-age of the WHO Child Growth Standards.