Child stunting in Tanzania
30.0% of children under five in Tanzania were stunted in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Tanzania, 2022
30.0%
Change from 2021
−2.7percentage points
Child stunting in Tanzania over time
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Tanzania
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% of children under 5. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Tanzania |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 30.0% |
| 2021 | 32.7% |
| 2018 | 31.8% |
| 2015 | 34.5% |
| 2014 | 34.7% |
| 2013 | 37.4% |
| 2011 | 35.0% |
| 2010 | 42.1% |
| 2009 | 43.2% |
| 2004 | 44.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.7 percentage points from 32.7% in 2021.
- Since 1999, when it was 48.3%, the figure has changed by −18.3 percentage points.
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Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
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Healthy life expectancy
59.2 years
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UHC service coverage
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