TANZANIAThe 2015-16 Tanzania DHS-MIS (TDHS-MIS) is designed to provide data for monitoring the population and health situation in Tanzania. The 2015-16 TDHS-MIS is the 6th Demographic and Health Survey conducted in Tanzania since 1991-92 and 3rd Malaria Indicator Survey since 2007-08.

FAST FACTS FROM THE 2015-16 TANZANIA DHS-MIS

Trends in Childhood MortalityDeaths per 1,000 live births for the five-year period before the survey

30

60

90

120

150Under-5 mortality

Infant mortality

1991-92TDHS

1996 TDHS

1999 TRCHS

2004-05 TDHS

2010 TDHS

2015-16 TDHS-MIS

Family PlanningPercent of married women age 15-49 using family

planning

Any method

Any modern method

Injectables

Implants

Pill

Any traditional method

32

38

7

13

6

6

FAMILY PLANNING

CHILDHOOD MORTALITY

MALARIA

1/3 of women age 15-49 in Tanzania use a modern

method of family planning. Injectables are the

most popular method.

67 children in Tanzania die before their 5th birthday for every 1,000 live births.

Childhood mortality has declined since 1991-92.

Malaria Prevalence among Children by RegionPercent of children age 6-59 months who

tested positive for malaria by RDT

Kigoma38%

Kagera 41%

Arusha<1%

Kilimanjaro<1%

Manyara <1%

Shinyanga 17%

Tabora20%

Singida6%

Dodoma<1%

Tanga3%

Morogoro23%

Pwa-ni

15%

Lindi17%

Mtwara20%

Ruvuma23%

Njombe<1%

Iringa 1%Mbeya

1%

Katavi14%

Rukwa 3%

Mara 19%

Dar Es Salaam 1%

Mwanza 15%

Geita38% Simiyu

13%

Kaskazini Unguja <1%

Kusini Unguja <1%

Mjini Magharibi <1%Kaskazini Pemba <1%

Kusini Pemba <1%

Tanzania14%

14% of Tanzanian children age 6-59 months tested positive

for malaria by rapid diagnostic test. Malaria prevalence is highest

in Kagera.

MATERNAL HEALTH

1/2 of women age 15-49 attended 4+ antenatal care

visits, as recommended.

Nearly 2 in 3 births are delivered in a health facility.

The the 2015-16 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey (2015-16 TDHS-

MIS), which was implemented by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and Office of the Chief Government

Statistician (OCGS), Zanzibar, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender,

Elderly and Children, Mainland and the Ministry of Health, Zanzibar. ICF provided technical assistance.

The 2015-16 TDHS-MIS is part of the worldwide DHS Program, which assists countries in the collection of

data to monitor and evaluate population, health and nutrition programmes. The survey was funded by the

Government of Tanzania, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Global Affairs Canada, Irish Aid, United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef), and the United Nations Population Fund

(UNFPA).