Tanzania has observed a 1% (47.6%) increase in the prevalence of wasting in children under 5, which now stands at 3.1%.
Prevalence of wasting in children under 5 in Tanzania
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2023
Points:
13,760
Measure:
%
Similar regions to Tanzania
Wasting in children
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Newborns protected against tetanus
90%
0%
(2022)
Female prevalence of HIV
1.7%
-0.2%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
2.3
-0.1
(2019)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar25
+intl dollar1
(2021)
Birth registration
26.4%
+7.2%
(2016)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
32%
+4.6%
(2016)
Tanzania Wasting in children between 1991 and 2022
| Period | Wasting in children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.1% | +1% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -1% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +2% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 5.6% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 8.5% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 7.8% |