Health in Mbeya, Tanzania: official figures
31.5% of children under five in Mbeya were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in the 2022 Demographic and Health Survey, and 0.6% were wasted (too thin); stunting is 12th highest of Tanzania's 31 regions (Tanzania: 30.0%).
Do women in Mbeya give birth in hospital?
80.9% of births in the two years before the 2022 survey in Mbeya took place in a health facility and 68.2% of mothers had four or more antenatal visits (Tanzania: 81.2% and 65.1%); facility births are 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 copyHow common is malaria in Mbeya?
73.1% of households in Mbeya owned at least one insecticide-treated mosquito net in 2022 (Tanzania: 73.6%), and 3.4% of children aged 6 to 59 months tested positive for malaria (Tanzania: 7.9%), 16th 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 Mbeya?
21.2% of young women aged 15 to 19 in Mbeya had already been pregnant in 2022 (Tanzania: 22.0%), joint 12th 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 Mbeya have health insurance?
8.3% of Mbeya's residents held a National Health Insurance Fund or community health fund card at the 2022 census (Tanzania: 7.0%), 8th highest of Tanzania's 31 regions.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copyMore figures
- 47.8% of married women aged 15 to 49 in Mbeya used a modern contraceptive method in 2022 (Tanzania: 31.1%), 4th 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
- 11.2% of people aged 7 and over in Mbeya reported a disability at the 2022 census, against 6.0% in 2012 (Tanzania: 11.2%). Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copy
How Mbeya compares with other regions
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
Mbeya ranks 12 of 31, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Katavi | 32.2% |
| 10 | Manyara | 32.0% |
| 11 | Songwe | 31.9% |
| 12 | Mbeya | 31.5% |
| 13 | Dodoma | 30.7% |
| 14 | Arusha | 30.7% |
| 15 | Morogoro | 30.6% |
Births in a health facility (2022)
Mbeya ranks 18 of 31, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births in a health facility |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Morogoro | 82.2% |
| 16 | Kaskazini Unguja | 81.7% |
| 17 | Shinyanga | 81.1% |
| 18 | Mbeya | 80.9% |
| 19 | Mwanza | 80.1% |
| 20 | Singida | 78.0% |
| 21 | Kagera | 77.2% |
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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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