Oman vs Tanzania: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight
Oman
11.2%
in 2017
Tanzania
11.4%
in 2022
Oman rank
43rd
Tanzania rank
42nd
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight over time
- Oman
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 11.4% against 11.2% in Oman, a difference of 0.2%.
Oman ranks 43rd and Tanzania ranks 42nd of 96 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Oman | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.8% | 25.1% | 9.2% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 16.4% | 7.8% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 13.4% | 3.7% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are underweight, Oman or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 11.4% against 11.2% in Oman as of 2022.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are underweight between Oman and Tanzania?
- 0.2%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How do Oman and Tanzania rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
- Oman ranks 43rd and Tanzania ranks 42nd of 96 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: Share of children who are underweight. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of children younger than five years old whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population for ages 0-59 months.