Health in Arusha, Tanzania: official figures
30.7% of children under five in Arusha were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in the 2022 Demographic and Health Survey, and 4.5% were wasted (too thin); stunting is joint 13th highest of Tanzania's 31 regions (Tanzania: 30.0%).
Do women in Arusha give birth in hospital?
65.6% of births in the two years before the 2022 survey in Arusha took place in a health facility and 66.3% of mothers had four or more antenatal visits (Tanzania: 81.2% and 65.1%); facility births are joint 2nd lowest of Tanzania's 31 regions.
Source: Ministry of Health, National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar (with ICF) · saved copyHow common is malaria in Arusha?
49.0% of households in Arusha owned at least one insecticide-treated mosquito net in 2022 (Tanzania: 73.6%), and no child aged 6 to 59 months tested in the survey had malaria (Tanzania: 7.9% positive).
Source: Ministry of Health, National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar (with ICF) · saved copyHow common is teenage pregnancy in Arusha?
13.1% of young women aged 15 to 19 in Arusha had already been pregnant in 2022 (Tanzania: 22.0%), 3rd lowest of the 24 regions with enough survey data.
Source: Ministry of Health, National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar (with ICF) · saved copyHow many people in Arusha have health insurance?
9.5% of Arusha's residents held a National Health Insurance Fund or community health fund card at the 2022 census (Tanzania: 7.0%), 5th highest of Tanzania's 31 regions.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copyMore figures
- 30.1% of married women aged 15 to 49 in Arusha used a modern contraceptive method in 2022 (Tanzania: 31.1%), 14th highest of Tanzania's 31 regions. Source: Ministry of Health, National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar (with ICF) · saved copy
- 9.8% of people aged 7 and over in Arusha reported a disability at the 2022 census, against 7.2% in 2012 (Tanzania: 11.2%). Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copy
How Arusha compares with other regions
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
Arusha ranks 14 of 31, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Songwe | 31.9% |
| 12 | Mbeya | 31.5% |
| 13 | Dodoma | 30.7% |
| 14 | Arusha | 30.7% |
| 15 | Morogoro | 30.6% |
| 16 | Kaskazini Unguja | 29.0% |
| 17 | Mwanza | 27.9% |
Births in a health facility (2022)
Arusha ranks 29 of 31, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births in a health facility |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Kusini Pemba | 72.3% |
| 26 | Geita | 72.1% |
| 27 | Mara | 71.8% |
| 28 | Katavi | 66.5% |
| 29 | Arusha | 65.6% |
| 30 | Tanga | 65.6% |
| 31 | Manyara | 56.2% |
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Sources
- Ministry of Health, National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar (with ICF): Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey 2022, Key Indicators Report: Tables 4, 6, 9, 12, 14 and 18 by region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 9108bc9f13cf…)
- National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar: 2022 Population and Housing Census: Basic Demographic and Socio-Economic Profile, United Republic of Tanzania (regional tables), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 20ed491aac53…)
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