Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% of children under 5)
Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's new child growth standards released in 2006. More info »
1991
1994
1998
2001
2005
2008
2011
2015
2018
-0.50
0.00
0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
3.50
4.00
4.50
5.00
5.50
6.00
6.50
Tanzania
Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators - Last updated January 1, 2020