• Überblick
  • Adipositasprävalenz
  • Trends im Zeitverlauf
  • Contextual factors
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Adipositasprävalenz

Erwachsene, 2022

Umfragetyp:Gemessen
Alter:20-49
Stichprobengröße:9608
Geltungsbereich:National
Referenzen:Ministry of Health (MoH) [Tanzania Mainland], Ministry of Health (MoH) [Zanzibar], National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Office of the Chief Government Statistician (OCGS), and ICF. 2022. Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey 2022 Final Report. Dodoma, Tanzania, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: MoH, NBS, OCGS, and ICF. Available at https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR382/FR382.pdf (last accessed 17.04.24)
Anmerkungen (nur in englischer Sprache verfügbar):NB. Combined adult data estimated. These estimates were calculated by weighting male and female survey results. Weighting based on World Bank Population of Tanzania % total female 2022 (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL.FE.ZS - accessed 16.12.25)
Wenn nicht anders angegeben, bezieht sich Übergewicht auf einen BMI zwischen 25 kg und 29,9 kg/m², Adipositas auf einen BMI über 30 kg/m².

Frauen, 2018

Umfragetyp:Gemessen
Alter:15-49
Stichprobengröße:8,482
Geltungsbereich:National
Referenzen:Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MoHCDGEC) [Tanzania Mainland], Ministry of Health (MoH) [Zanzibar], Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre (TFNC), National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Office of the Chief Government Statistician (OCGS) [Zanzibar] and UNICEF. 2018. Tanzania National Nutrition Survey using SMART Methodology (TNNS) 2018. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: MoHCDGEC, MoH, TFNC, NBS, OCGS, and UNICEF. Available at: https://www.unicef.org/tanzania/media/2141/file/tanzania%20national%20nutrition%20survey%202018.pdf [Accessed 20.01.26]
Anmerkungen (nur in englischer Sprache verfügbar):SMART Methodology
Wenn nicht anders angegeben, bezieht sich Übergewicht auf einen BMI zwischen 25 kg und 29,9 kg/m², Adipositas auf einen BMI über 30 kg/m².

Frauen, 2015-2016

Umfragetyp:Gemessen
Alter:15-49
Stichprobengröße:11634
Geltungsbereich:National
Referenzen:Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children - MoHCDGEC/Tanzania Mainland, Ministry of Health - MoH/Zanzibar, National Bureau of Statistics - NBS/Tanzania, Office of Chief Government Statistician - OCGS/Zanzibar, and ICF. 2016. Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey (TDHS-MIS) 2015-16. Dar es Salaam/Tanzania: MoHCDGEC, MoH, NBS, OCGS, and ICF. (http://www.dhsprogram.com/publications/publication-FR321-DHS-Final-Reports.cfm accessed 4th January 2017)
Anmerkungen (nur in englischer Sprache verfügbar):Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
Wenn nicht anders angegeben, bezieht sich Übergewicht auf einen BMI zwischen 25 kg und 29,9 kg/m², Adipositas auf einen BMI über 30 kg/m².

Frauen, 2014

Umfragetyp:Gemessen
Alter:15-49
Stichprobengröße:16,652
Geltungsbereich:National
Referenzen:Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, The United Republic of Tanzania. 2015. Tanzania National Nutrition Survey 2024. Final Report. Prepared by Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre. Available at: https://reliefweb.int/report/united-republic-tanzania/tanzania-national-nutrition-survey-2014-final-report-data-collection [Accessed 20.01.26]
Anmerkungen (nur in englischer Sprache verfügbar):SMART Methodology
Wenn nicht anders angegeben, bezieht sich Übergewicht auf einen BMI zwischen 25 kg und 29,9 kg/m², Adipositas auf einen BMI über 30 kg/m².

Erwachsene, 2012

Umfragetyp:Gemessen
Alter:25-64
Stichprobengröße:5680
Geltungsbereich:National
Referenzen:WHO STEPS Survey Tanzania 2012, available at https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/steps/tanzania/en/ (last accessed 21.10.20)
Wenn nicht anders angegeben, bezieht sich Übergewicht auf einen BMI zwischen 25 kg und 29,9 kg/m², Adipositas auf einen BMI über 30 kg/m².

Erwachsene, 2011

Umfragetyp:Gemessen
Alter:25-64
Stichprobengröße:2520
Geltungsbereich:Regional (Zanzibar)
Referenzen:STEPS
Wenn nicht anders angegeben, bezieht sich Übergewicht auf einen BMI zwischen 25 kg und 29,9 kg/m², Adipositas auf einen BMI über 30 kg/m².

Frauen, 2010

Umfragetyp:Gemessen
Alter:15-49
Stichprobengröße:8789
Geltungsbereich:National
Referenzen:National Bureau of Statistics - NBS/Tanzania and ICF Macro. 2011. Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey 2010. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: NBS/Tanzania and ICF Macro.
Anmerkungen (nur in englischer Sprache verfügbar):Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
Wenn nicht anders angegeben, bezieht sich Übergewicht auf einen BMI zwischen 25 kg und 29,9 kg/m², Adipositas auf einen BMI über 30 kg/m².

Erwachsene, 1998-1999

Umfragetyp:Gemessen
Alter:25-64
Stichprobengröße:9313
Geltungsbereich:Subnational
Referenzen:Bovet P et al. (2002). Distribution of blood pressure, body mass index and smoking habits in the urban population of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and association with socioeconomic status. University of Social and Preventive Medicine. WHO Infobase.
Wenn nicht anders angegeben, bezieht sich Übergewicht auf einen BMI zwischen 25 kg und 29,9 kg/m², Adipositas auf einen BMI über 30 kg/m².

Frauen, 1991-1992

Umfragetyp:Gemessen
Alter:15-49
Stichprobengröße:4597
Geltungsbereich:National
Referenzen:Martorell R, Khan LK, Hughes ML, Grummer Strawn LM. Obesity in women from developing countries. EJCN (2000) 54;247-252
Anmerkungen (nur in englischer Sprache verfügbar):The data from this paper was sourced from the Demographic Health Survey Programme https://dhsprogram.com/ Central Statistical Office and Macro International. Calverton, Maryland, USA: Central Statistical Office and Macro International
Wenn nicht anders angegeben, bezieht sich Übergewicht auf einen BMI zwischen 25 kg und 29,9 kg/m², Adipositas auf einen BMI über 30 kg/m².

Kinder, 2022

Umfragetyp:Gemessen
Alter:15-19
Stichprobengröße:2863
Geltungsbereich:National
Referenzen:Ministry of Health (MoH) [Tanzania Mainland], Ministry of Health (MoH) [Zanzibar], National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Office of the Chief Government Statistician (OCGS), and ICF. 2022. Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey 2022 Final Report. Dodoma, Tanzania, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: MoH, NBS, OCGS, and ICF. Available at https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR382/FR382.pdf (last accessed 17.04.24)
Cutoffs:WHO

Kinder, 2019

Umfragetyp:Gemessen
Alter:9-11
Stichprobengröße:1170
Geltungsbereich:Regional
Referenzen:Mosha MV, Msuya SE, Kasagama E, Ayieko P, Todd J, Filteau S. Prevalence and correlates of overweight and obesity among primary school children in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. PLoS One. 2021 Apr 22;16(4):e0249595. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249595. PMID: 33886578; PMCID: PMC8061999.
Cutoffs:WHO

Mädchen, 2015-2016

Umfragetyp:Gemessen
Alter:15-19
Stichprobengröße:2157
Geltungsbereich:National
Referenzen:Benedict, Rukundo K., Allison Schmale, and Sorrel Namaste. 2018. Adolescent Nutrition 2000-2017: DHS Data on Adolescents Age 15-19. DHS Comparative Report No. 47. Rockville, Maryland, USA: ICF. Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children - MoHCDGEC/Tanzania Mainland, Ministry of Health - MoH/Zanzibar, National Bureau of Statistics - NBS/Tanzania, Office of Chief Government Statistician - OCGS/Zanzibar, and ICF. 2016. Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey (TDHS-MIS) 2015-16. Dar es Salaam/Tanzania: MoHCDGEC, MoH, NBS, OCGS, and ICF
Definitionen (nur in englischer Sprache verfügbar):BMI for age: between +1 SD and +2 SD is overweight and greater than +2 SD is obesity
Cutoffs:WHO 2007

Kinder, 2012

Umfragetyp:Gemessen
Alter:8-13
Stichprobengröße:1781
Geltungsbereich:Regional
Referenzen:Pangani IN, Kiplamai FK, Kamau JW, Onywera VO. Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Primary School Children Aged 8-13 Years in Dar es Salaam City, Tanzania. Adv Prev Med. 2016;2016:1345017. doi: 10.1155/2016/1345017. Epub 2016 Jun 14. PMID: 27403343; PMCID: PMC4923524.
Cutoffs:WHO

0-5 years, 2022

Umfragetyp:Gemessen
Alter:0-5
Stichprobengröße:5485
Geltungsbereich:National
Referenzen:DHS: The 2022 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey
Anmerkungen (nur in englischer Sprache verfügbar):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definitionen (nur in englischer Sprache verfügbar):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2020-2021

Umfragetyp:Gemessen
Alter:0-5
Stichprobengröße:8654908
Geltungsbereich:National
Referenzen:National Panel Survey 2020-21, Wave 5
Anmerkungen (nur in englischer Sprache verfügbar):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight estimates: National and Disaggregated, July 2025, New York. Weighted sample size. For more information, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme/.
Definitionen (nur in englischer Sprache verfügbar):Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Cutoffs:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2019-2020

Umfragetyp:Gemessen
Alter:1-5
Stichprobengröße:5223133
Geltungsbereich:National
Referenzen:Tanzania National Panel Survey 2019-2020 - Extended Panel with Sex Disaggregated Data
Anmerkungen (nur in englischer Sprache verfügbar):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight estimates: National and Disaggregated, July 2025, New York. Weighted sample size. For more information, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme/. NB. 12-59 months
Definitionen (nur in englischer Sprache verfügbar):Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Cutoffs:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2019-2020

Umfragetyp:Gemessen
Alter:0-5
Stichprobengröße:5223133
Geltungsbereich:National
Referenzen:LSMS: Tanzania National Panel Survey 2019-2020 - Extended Panel with Sex Disaggregated Data
Anmerkungen (nur in englischer Sprache verfügbar):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definitionen (nur in englischer Sprache verfügbar):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2018

Umfragetyp:Gemessen
Alter:0-5
Geltungsbereich:National
Referenzen:SMART: Tanzania National Nutrition Survey using SMART Methodology (TNNS) 2018. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: MoHCDGEC, MoH, TFNC, NBS, OCGS, and UNICEF.
Anmerkungen (nur in englischer Sprache verfügbar):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definitionen (nur in englischer Sprache verfügbar):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2015-2016

Umfragetyp:Gemessen
Alter:0-5
Stichprobengröße:9816
Geltungsbereich:National
Referenzen:DHS: Tanzania demographic and health survey 2015-16. Demographic and Health Surveys. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: NBS and ICF International, 2016
Anmerkungen (nur in englischer Sprache verfügbar):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definitionen (nur in englischer Sprache verfügbar):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2014

Umfragetyp:Gemessen
Alter:0-5
Geltungsbereich:National
Referenzen:SMART: Tanzania national nutrition survey 2014: Final report. United Republic of Tanzania, December 2014.
Anmerkungen (nur in englischer Sprache verfügbar):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definitionen (nur in englischer Sprache verfügbar):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2012-2013

Umfragetyp:Gemessen
Alter:0-5
Stichprobengröße:6565673
Geltungsbereich:National
Referenzen:LSMS: Tanzania National Panel Survey Report (NPS) - Wave 3, 2012 - 2013. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: NBS, 2014
Anmerkungen (nur in englischer Sprache verfügbar):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definitionen (nur in englischer Sprache verfügbar):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2010-2011

Umfragetyp:Gemessen
Alter:0-5
Stichprobengröße:6801409
Geltungsbereich:National
Referenzen:LSMS: Tanzania National Panel Survey Report (NPS) - Wave 2, 2010 - 2011. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: NBS, 2012.
Anmerkungen (nur in englischer Sprache verfügbar):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definitionen (nur in englischer Sprache verfügbar):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2009-2010

Umfragetyp:Gemessen
Alter:0-5
Stichprobengröße:7560
Geltungsbereich:National
Referenzen:DHS: Tanzania demographic and health survey 2010. Demographic and Health Surveys. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: NBS and ICF Macro, 2011
Anmerkungen (nur in englischer Sprache verfügbar):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definitionen (nur in englischer Sprache verfügbar):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2008-2009

Umfragetyp:Gemessen
Alter:0-5
Stichprobengröße:5728513
Geltungsbereich:National
Referenzen:LSMS: Tanzania National Panel Survey Report (NPS) - Wave 2, 2008 - 2009. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: NBS
Anmerkungen (nur in englischer Sprache verfügbar):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definitionen (nur in englischer Sprache verfügbar):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2004-2005

Umfragetyp:Gemessen
Alter:0-5
Stichprobengröße:8118
Geltungsbereich:National
Referenzen:DHS: Tanzania demographic and health survey 2004-05. Demographic and Health Surveys. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics and ORC Macro, 2005
Anmerkungen (nur in englischer Sprache verfügbar):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definitionen (nur in englischer Sprache verfügbar):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 1999

Umfragetyp:Gemessen
Alter:0-5
Stichprobengröße:2617
Geltungsbereich:National
Referenzen:DHS: Tanzania reproductive and child health survey 1999. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland: National Bureau of Statistics [Tanzania] and Macro International Inc., 2000
Anmerkungen (nur in englischer Sprache verfügbar):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definitionen (nur in englischer Sprache verfügbar):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 1996

Umfragetyp:Gemessen
Alter:0-5
Stichprobengröße:5520
Geltungsbereich:National
Referenzen:DHS: Tanzania demographic and health survey 1996. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland: Bureau of Statistics and Macro International Inc., 1997
Anmerkungen (nur in englischer Sprache verfügbar):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definitionen (nur in englischer Sprache verfügbar):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 1991-1992

Umfragetyp:Gemessen
Alter:0-5
Stichprobengröße:6517
Geltungsbereich:National
Referenzen:DHS: Tanzania demographic and health survey 1991/92. Demographic and Health Surveys. Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, 1992
Anmerkungen (nur in englischer Sprache verfügbar):UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definitionen (nur in englischer Sprache verfügbar):=>+2SD

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