Tanzania

2020 Country Profile

Joined: June 2011

Population: 59.73 million

Nutrition situation

Under five stunting (%) 31.8
Under five overweight (%) 2.8
Anaemia in women 15-49 years (%) 37.2
Under five wasting (%) 3.5
Low birth weight (%) 10.5
0 to 5-month-old exclusive breastfeeding (%) 57.8
Adolescent overweight (%) Male: 7 / Female: 15.7
Adult overweight (%) Male: 19.6 / Female: 35.5
Adult obesity (%) Male: 4 / Female: 12.7
Adult diabetes (%) Male: 6 / Female: 6.1

COVID-19 snapshot

Tanzania has been less severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Government has taken measures to contain spread of the virus. Out of the standard containment measures, public and private enterprises continue to operate. The authorities are assessing the economic impacts of COVID-19.

Institutional transformations 2019-2020

Total weighted
91%
2014
52%
2015
88%
2016
78%
2017
74%
2018
75%
2019
94%
2020
100%

Bringing people together into a shared space for action

SUN multi-stakeholder platform actors are engaged and contribute meaningfully to the nutrition agenda through the National Multisectoral Nutrition Action Plan (NMNAP), midterm reviews, the Nutrition Compact agreement and NMNAP thematic working groups. These working groups including all stakeholders, including relevant ministries (incl. health, education and finance), departments and agencies, the United Nations, donors, academia and the private sector, who also provided both technical and financial support.
2014
54%
2015
78%
2016
84%
2017
79%
2018
69%
2019
81%
2020
86%

Ensuring a coherent policy and legal framework

Tanzania has successfully sustained coherent policies and highlevel political commitment for nutrition. This was apparent through several high-level directives, such as use of fortified food products in schools and the utilisation of local tradition education methods in delivering nutrition messages to the public. The process of reviewing policies takes a long time and can hinder the implementation of proposed actions.
2014
42%
2015
63%
2016
75%
2017
47%
2018
85%
2019
94%
2020
100%

Aligning actions around common results

The continual alignment of nutrition stakeholders’ plans and actions with NMNAP targets at national and subnational levels is a major achievement. The NMNAP and its Common Results, Resources and Accountability Framework (CRRAF) are key. Joint annual reviews of targets and capacity strengthening of stakeholders on national goals are good practices that contribute to an increased alignment of actions, also that of nutrition-sensitive sectoral plans with the NMNAP.
2014
40%
2015
57%
2016
66%
2017
69%
2018
63%
2019
74%
2020
78%

Financial tracking and resource mobilisation

Tanzania plans to develop a resources mobilisation strategy for the second NMNAP (NMNAP II). Improvement has been seen in planning and budgeting for nutrition, at all levels, and financial tracking tools are very valuable to this process. One area with notable improvement is the disbursement of funds allocated for nutrition from domestic sources at the local government authority level. Tracking nutritionsensitive expenditures and prioritisation at subnational levels remain a challenge.

2020-2021 Priorities


  • Finalising the development of the second National Multisectoral Nutrition Action Plan 2021–2026.

  • Developing a resource mobilisation strategy for NMNAP II.

  • Finalising the creation of a SUN Academia Network.

  • Strengthening the capacity of nutrition-sensitive sectors on planning and budgeting for nutrition.

  • Mainstreaming nutrition into national and sectoral plans and strategies.

  • Improving nutrition data quality, at all levels.

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Tanzania country profile