Health in Mara, Tanzania: official figures
23.4% of children under five in Mara were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in the 2022 Demographic and Health Survey, and 3.4% were wasted (too thin); stunting is 10th lowest of Tanzania's 31 regions (Tanzania: 30.0%).
Do women in Mara give birth in hospital?
71.8% of births in the two years before the 2022 survey in Mara took place in a health facility and 75.1% of mothers had four or more antenatal visits (Tanzania: 81.2% and 65.1%); facility births are 5th 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 Mara?
78.2% of households in Mara owned at least one insecticide-treated mosquito net in 2022 (Tanzania: 73.6%), and 15.1% of children aged 6 to 59 months tested positive for malaria (Tanzania: 7.9%), 5th 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 Mara?
31.1% of young women aged 15 to 19 in Mara had already been pregnant in 2022 (Tanzania: 22.0%), 3rd highest 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 Mara have health insurance?
4.7% of Mara's residents held a National Health Insurance Fund or community health fund card at the 2022 census (Tanzania: 7.0%), joint 9th lowest of Tanzania's 31 regions.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copyMore figures
- 26.4% of married women aged 15 to 49 in Mara used a modern contraceptive method in 2022 (Tanzania: 31.1%), 14th 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 copy
- 12.1% of people aged 7 and over in Mara reported a disability at the 2022 census, against 15.0% in 2012 (Tanzania: 11.2%). Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copy
How Mara compares with other regions
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
Mara ranks 22 of 31, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Kigoma | 27.1% |
| 20 | Singida | 25.7% |
| 21 | Tanga | 24.1% |
| 22 | Mara | 23.4% |
| 23 | Mtwara | 22.3% |
| 24 | Kaskazini Pemba | 21.8% |
| 25 | Lindi | 21.3% |
Births in a health facility (2022)
Mara ranks 27 of 31, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births in a health facility |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Simiyu | 72.5% |
| 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% |
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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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