Share of children under 5 who are wasted (low weight-for-height), a marker of acute undernutrition. Source: UNICEF. Retrieved 15 Aug 2026.
| Period | Child Wasting |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.1% |
| 2021 | 3.6% |
| 2018 | 3.5% |
| 2015 | 4.5% |
| 2014 | 3.8% |
| 2013 | 4.4% |
| 2011 | 6.2% |
| 2010 | 4.9% |
| 2009 | 2.9% |
| 2004 | 3.5% |
7 countries carry a recent wasting prevalence among children under 5 figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
165 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Tanzania, grouped by topic.