Health in Kagera, Tanzania: official figures
34.3% of children under five in Kagera were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in the 2022 Demographic and Health Survey, and 3.7% were wasted (too thin); stunting is 6th highest of Tanzania's 31 regions (Tanzania: 30.0%).
Do women in Kagera give birth in hospital?
77.2% of births in the two years before the 2022 survey in Kagera took place in a health facility and 71.5% of mothers had four or more antenatal visits (Tanzania: 81.2% and 65.1%); facility births are 11th 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 Kagera?
77.5% of households in Kagera owned at least one insecticide-treated mosquito net in 2022 (Tanzania: 73.6%), and 17.5% of children aged 6 to 59 months tested positive for malaria (Tanzania: 7.9%), 3rd 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 copyHow common is teenage pregnancy in Kagera?
19.3% of young women aged 15 to 19 in Kagera had already been pregnant in 2022 (Tanzania: 22.0%), 9th 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 Kagera have health insurance?
4.9% of Kagera's residents held a National Health Insurance Fund or community health fund card at the 2022 census (Tanzania: 7.0%), joint 12th lowest of Tanzania's 31 regions.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copyMore figures
- 38.0% of married women aged 15 to 49 in Kagera used a modern contraceptive method in 2022 (Tanzania: 31.1%), 11th 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
- 12.8% of people aged 7 and over in Kagera reported a disability at the 2022 census, against 9.7% in 2012 (Tanzania: 11.2%). Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copy
How Kagera compares with other regions
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
Kagera ranks 6 of 31, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Rukwa | 49.8% |
| 4 | Geita | 38.6% |
| 5 | Ruvuma | 35.6% |
| 6 | Kagera | 34.3% |
| 7 | Simiyu | 33.2% |
| 8 | Tabora | 33.1% |
| 9 | Katavi | 32.2% |
Births in a health facility (2022)
Kagera ranks 21 of 31, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births in a health facility |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Mbeya | 80.9% |
| 19 | Mwanza | 80.1% |
| 20 | Singida | 78.0% |
| 21 | Kagera | 77.2% |
| 22 | Kaskazini Pemba | 76.0% |
| 23 | Tabora | 72.7% |
| 24 | Simiyu | 72.5% |
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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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