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Table 2 Percentage of stunting among children aged 3–59 months by socioeconomic status

From: Inequalities in stunting among under-five children in Tanzania: decomposing the concentration indexes using demographic health surveys from 2004/5 to 2015/6

Survey year

 

Wealth quintiles

  

Poorest

Poorer

Middle

Richer

Richest

TDHS 2004/5

792 (52.3)

691 (50.2)

653 (48.8)

625 (46)

235 (23)

TDHS 2010

651 (49.3)

670 (46.1)

600 (45.5)

485 (39.5)

238 (26.6)

 Difference (% point)

−3

−4.1

−3.3

−6.5

3.6

TDHS 2010

651 (49.3)

670 (46.1)

600 (45.5)

485 (39.5)

238 (26.6)

TDHS 2015/6

777 (41.5)

713 (40.6)

664 (40.2)

506 (30.2)

287 (20)

 Difference (% point)

−7.8

−5.5

−5.3

−9.3

−6.6

TDHS 2004/5

792 (52.3)

691 (50.2)

653 (48.8)

625 (46)

235 (23)

TDHS 2015/6

777 (41.5)

713 (40.6)

664 (40.2)

506 (30.2)

287 (20)

 Difference (% point)

−10.8

−9.6

−8.6

−15.8

−3

  1. TDHS represents Tanzania Demographic and Health Surveys.