Tanzania vs Uganda: Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted
Tanzania
3.1%
in 2022
Uganda
3.2%
in 2022
Tanzania rank
64th
Uganda rank
62nd
Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted over time
- Tanzania
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 3.2% against 3.1% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Uganda ahead.
Tanzania ranks 64th and Uganda ranks 62nd of 99 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 4.4% | 1.5% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.2% | 0.3% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.2% | 0.1% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are wasted, Tanzania or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 3.2% against 3.1% in Tanzania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are wasted between Tanzania and Uganda?
- 0.1%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Uganda?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
- How do Tanzania and Uganda rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are wasted?
- Tanzania ranks 64th and Uganda ranks 62nd of 99 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 wasted. 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 that are defined as "wasted". Wasting is when a child’s weight is significantly lower than the average for their height, for example, because of acute food shortage or disease.