Health in Rukwa, Tanzania: official figures
49.8% of children under five in Rukwa were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in the 2022 Demographic and Health Survey, and 8.3% were wasted (too thin); stunting is 3rd highest of Tanzania's 31 regions (Tanzania: 30.0%).
Do women in Rukwa give birth in hospital?
94.9% of births in the two years before the 2022 survey in Rukwa took place in a health facility and 51.4% of mothers had four or more antenatal visits (Tanzania: 81.2% and 65.1%); facility births are 9th 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 Rukwa?
76.1% of households in Rukwa owned at least one insecticide-treated mosquito net in 2022 (Tanzania: 73.6%), and 5.4% of children aged 6 to 59 months tested positive for malaria (Tanzania: 7.9%), 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 copyHow common is teenage pregnancy in Rukwa?
29.6% of young women aged 15 to 19 in Rukwa had already been pregnant in 2022 (Tanzania: 22.0%), 4th 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 Rukwa have health insurance?
4.3% of Rukwa's residents held a National Health Insurance Fund or community health fund card at the 2022 census (Tanzania: 7.0%), 7th lowest of Tanzania's 31 regions.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copyMore figures
- 28.0% of married women aged 15 to 49 in Rukwa used a modern contraceptive method in 2022 (Tanzania: 31.1%), 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 copy
- 9.3% of people aged 7 and over in Rukwa reported a disability at the 2022 census, against 10.3% in 2012 (Tanzania: 11.2%). Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copy
How Rukwa compares with other regions
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
Rukwa ranks 3 of 31, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iringa | 56.9% |
| 2 | Njombe | 50.4% |
| 3 | Rukwa | 49.8% |
| 4 | Geita | 38.6% |
| 5 | Ruvuma | 35.6% |
| 6 | Kagera | 34.3% |
| 7 | Simiyu | 33.2% |
Births in a health facility (2022)
Rukwa ranks 9 of 31, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births in a health facility |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Mjini Magharibi | 95.9% |
| 7 | Ruvuma | 95.8% |
| 8 | Kilimanjaro | 95.2% |
| 9 | Rukwa | 94.9% |
| 10 | Kigoma | 93.5% |
| 11 | Dodoma | 90.9% |
| 12 | Kusini Unguja | 90.8% |
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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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