Nigeria vs Tanzania: Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female
Nigeria
35.0%
in 2021
Tanzania
33.3%
in 2022
Nigeria rank
18th
Tanzania rank
21st
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female over time
- Nigeria
- Tanzania
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 35.0% against 33.3% in Tanzania, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 18th and Tanzania ranks 21st of 83 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.8% | 36.1% | 0.7% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 35.0% | 35.3% | 0.3% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female, Nigeria or Tanzania?
- Nigeria, at 35.0% against 33.3% in Tanzania as of 2021.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female between Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 1.7%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2021.
- How do Nigeria and Tanzania rank globally for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female?
- Nigeria ranks 18th 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.