Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female was 33.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1991–2022
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
The most recent figure for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Tanzania, United Republic of is 33.3%, measured 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, malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 52.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 33.3%, in 2022.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 21st out of 83 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Tanzania, United Republic of, 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% |
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 |
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More gender data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 33,294 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.01 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 47,619 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 47,619 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.22 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.19 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.11 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Tanzania, United Republic of was 33.3% in 2022, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 52.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 2022.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 21st out of 83 countries with data for 2022.
- Is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.