Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted was 30.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1991–2022
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Tanzania, United Republic of is 30.0%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 49.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2022.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 22nd out of 97 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: Share of children who are stunted in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 49.9% | — |
| 1996 | 49.6% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 48.3% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 44.4% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 43.2% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 42.1% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 35.0% | -16.9% |
| 2013 | 37.4% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 34.7% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 34.5% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 31.8% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 32.7% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.3% | 48.3% | 49.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 43.8% | 43.2% | 44.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 31.8% | 42.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 30.0% | 32.7% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Tanzania, United Republic of was 30.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: share of children who are stunted recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 49.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: share of children who are stunted recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2022.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for malnutrition: share of children who are stunted?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 22nd out of 97 countries with data for 2022.
- Is malnutrition: share of children who are stunted rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children younger than five years old who are defined as stunted. Stunting is when a child is significantly shorter than the average for their age. It is a consequence of poor nutrition or repeated infection.