Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Tanzania
Tanzania: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 328,470 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Tanzania, 1991–2022
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 328,470 for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Tanzania peaked at 493,410 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 223,050, in 2009.
That places Tanzania 16th out of 99 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 371,150 | — |
| 1996 | 453,560 | +22.2% |
| 1999 | 326,330 | -28.1% |
| 2004 | 234,920 | -28.0% |
| 2009 | 223,050 | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 383,570 | +72.0% |
| 2011 | 493,410 | +28.6% |
| 2013 | 364,750 | -26.1% |
| 2014 | 323,520 | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 393,910 | +21.8% |
| 2018 | 335,690 | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 373,160 | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 328,470 | -12.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 328,470 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 112,895, 2.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 328,470 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 175,595, 1.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 383,680 | 326,330 | 453,560 | 3 |
| 2000s | 228,985 | 223,050 | 234,920 | 2 |
| 2010s | 382,475 | 323,520 | 493,410 | 6 |
| 2020s | 350,815 | 328,470 | 373,160 | 2 |
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More environment data for Tanzania
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 5.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Tanzania?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Tanzania was 328,470 in 2022, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 493,410 in 2011.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 223,050 in 2009.
- How does Tanzania rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Tanzania ranks 16th out of 99 countries with data for 2022.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tanzania 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: Number of children who are wasted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of children younger than five who are '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.