Health in Shinyanga, Tanzania: official figures
27.5% of children under five in Shinyanga were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in the 2022 Demographic and Health Survey, and 1.3% were wasted (too thin); stunting is 14th lowest of Tanzania's 31 regions (Tanzania: 30.0%).
Do women in Shinyanga give birth in hospital?
81.1% of births in the two years before the 2022 survey in Shinyanga took place in a health facility and 44.9% of mothers had four or more antenatal visits (Tanzania: 81.2% and 65.1%); facility births are 15th 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 Shinyanga?
59.8% of households in Shinyanga owned at least one insecticide-treated mosquito net in 2022 (Tanzania: 73.6%), and 15.6% of children aged 6 to 59 months tested positive for malaria (Tanzania: 7.9%), 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 copyHow common is teenage pregnancy in Shinyanga?
20.8% of young women aged 15 to 19 in Shinyanga had already been pregnant in 2022 (Tanzania: 22.0%), 11th 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 Shinyanga have health insurance?
6.5% of Shinyanga's residents held a National Health Insurance Fund or community health fund card at the 2022 census (Tanzania: 7.0%), 12th highest of Tanzania's 31 regions.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copyMore figures
- 20.1% of married women aged 15 to 49 in Shinyanga used a modern contraceptive method in 2022 (Tanzania: 31.1%), 8th 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
- 8.8% of people aged 7 and over in Shinyanga reported a disability at the 2022 census, against 8.9% in 2012 (Tanzania: 11.2%). Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copy
How Shinyanga compares with other regions
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
Shinyanga ranks 18 of 31, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Morogoro | 30.6% |
| 16 | Kaskazini Unguja | 29.0% |
| 17 | Mwanza | 27.9% |
| 18 | Shinyanga | 27.5% |
| 19 | Kigoma | 27.1% |
| 20 | Singida | 25.7% |
| 21 | Tanga | 24.1% |
Births in a health facility (2022)
Shinyanga ranks 17 of 31, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births in a health facility |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Songwe | 86.0% |
| 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% |
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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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