Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in United Republic of Tanzania
United Republic of Tanzania: Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value was 9.7 % in 2020. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in United Republic of Tanzania, 2000–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in United Republic of Tanzania stood at 9.7 %. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in United Republic of Tanzania peaked at 12 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.7 %, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in United Republic of Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12 % | — |
| 2001 | 11.9 % | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 11.8 % | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 11.6 % | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 11.5 % | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 11.3 % | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 11.2 % | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 11.1 % | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 11 % | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 10.9 % | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 10.7 % | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 10.6 % | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 10.5 % | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 10.4 % | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 10.3 % | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 10.2 % | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 10.1 % | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 9.9 % | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 9.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.8 % | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 9.7 % | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.43 % | 10.9 % | 12 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.24 % | 9.8 % | 10.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7 % | 9.7 % | 9.7 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near United Republic of Tanzania
- 9 Jordan 18.9 % compare
- 9 Micronesia 12.3 % compare
- 10 Madagascar 18.7 % compare
- 10 Mauritius 18.7 % compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 10.2 % compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 18.5 % compare
- 13 Sri Lanka 18 % compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 9.3 % compare
- 14 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 7.9 % compare
- 14 Mozambique 17.8 % compare
- 15 Guyana 17.2 % compare
- 15 Republic of Moldova 6.5 % compare
- 15 Senegal 17.2 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for United Republic of Tanzania
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual 0.2828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate -5.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate 11.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate 17.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield, annual growth rate -7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate 8.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Poultry Birds — Stocks, annual growth rate 0.5952 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate -5.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate -5.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 0.3061 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in United Republic of Tanzania was 9.7 % in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 12 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7 % in 2020.
- How does United Republic of Tanzania rank for prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value?
- United Republic of Tanzania ranks 12th out of 16 countries with data for 2020.
- Is prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value rising or falling in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Republic of Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.