Cameroon vs Tanzania: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty
Cameroon
11.0%
in 2018
Tanzania
11.4%
in 2022
Cameroon rank
44th
Tanzania rank
42nd
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Cameroon
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 11.4% against 11.0% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Tanzania ahead.
Cameroon ranks 44th and Tanzania ranks 42nd of 96 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.9% | 24.8% | 11.9% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 16.7% | 1.6% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 14.0% | 0.4% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty, Cameroon or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 11.4% against 11.0% in Cameroon as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty between Cameroon and Tanzania?
- 0.4%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Tanzania?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
- How do Cameroon and Tanzania rank globally for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Cameroon ranks 44th and Tanzania ranks 42nd of 96 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Underweight children are those less than 5 years old, whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population. Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day.