Health in Pwani, Tanzania: official figures
20.2% of children under five in Pwani were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in the 2022 Demographic and Health Survey, and 6.2% were wasted (too thin); stunting is 5th lowest of Tanzania's 31 regions (Tanzania: 30.0%).
Do women in Pwani give birth in hospital?
86.6% of births in the two years before the 2022 survey in Pwani took place in a health facility and 60.4% of mothers had four or more antenatal visits (Tanzania: 81.2% and 65.1%); facility births are 13th 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 malaria in Pwani?
73.6% of households in Pwani owned at least one insecticide-treated mosquito net in 2022 (Tanzania: 73.6%), and 6.7% of children aged 6 to 59 months tested positive for malaria (Tanzania: 7.9%), 12th 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 Pwani?
19.8% of young women aged 15 to 19 in Pwani had already been pregnant in 2022 (Tanzania: 22.0%), 10th 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 Pwani have health insurance?
7.1% of Pwani's residents held a National Health Insurance Fund or community health fund card at the 2022 census (Tanzania: 7.0%), 10th highest of Tanzania's 31 regions.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copyMore figures
- 43.4% of married women aged 15 to 49 in Pwani used a modern contraceptive method in 2022 (Tanzania: 31.1%), 6th 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
- 11.4% of people aged 7 and over in Pwani reported a disability at the 2022 census, against 10.4% in 2012 (Tanzania: 11.2%). Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copy
How Pwani compares with other regions
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
Pwani ranks 27 of 31, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Kaskazini Pemba | 21.8% |
| 25 | Lindi | 21.3% |
| 26 | Kilimanjaro | 20.4% |
| 27 | Pwani | 20.2% |
| 28 | Dar es Salaam | 18.4% |
| 29 | Kusini Pemba | 17.3% |
| 30 | Kusini Unguja | 16.7% |
Births in a health facility (2022)
Pwani ranks 13 of 31, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births in a health facility |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Kigoma | 93.5% |
| 11 | Dodoma | 90.9% |
| 12 | Kusini Unguja | 90.8% |
| 13 | Pwani | 86.6% |
| 14 | Songwe | 86.0% |
| 15 | Morogoro | 82.2% |
| 16 | Kaskazini Unguja | 81.7% |
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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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