Chad vs Tanzania: Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female
Chad
34.8%
in 2022
Tanzania
33.3%
in 2022
Chad rank
19th
Tanzania rank
21st
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female over time
- Chad
- Tanzania
How they compare
Chad currently reports 34.8% against 33.3% in Tanzania, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Tanzania ahead.
Chad ranks 19th and Tanzania ranks 21st of 83 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.0% | 47.0% | 2.0% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 38.8% | 2.0% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 34.3% | 0.4% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female, Chad or Tanzania?
- Chad, at 34.8% against 33.3% in Tanzania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female between Chad and Tanzania?
- 1.5%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Tanzania?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Chad and Tanzania rank globally for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female?
- Chad ranks 19th 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.