Tanzania - Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female (% of children under 5)

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female (% of children under 5) in Tanzania was 13.50 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 26.90 in 1999, while its lowest value was 13.00 in 2011.

Definition: Prevalence of underweight, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's new child growth standards released in 2006.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Database on Child Growth and Malnutrition. Country-level data are unadjusted data from national surveys, and thus may not be comparable across countries.

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Year Value
1991 23.10
1996 25.20
1999 26.90
2004 15.40
2009 15.70
2010 14.50
2011 13.00
2013 13.10
2014 14.30
2015 13.20
2018 13.50

Aggregation method: Linear mixed-effect model estimates

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Undernourished children have lower resistance to infection and are more likely to die from common childhood ailments such as diarrheal diseases and respiratory infections. Frequent illness saps the nutritional status of those who survive, locking them int

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition