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Tanzanian Health Ministry Reveals Leading Causes of Death Among Children Under Five in 2022 vs 2023
Tanzanian Health Ministry Reveals Leading Causes of Death Among Children Under Five in 2022 vs 2023
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While the Tanzanian healthcare sector made notable advancements in 2023, it still faces considerable challenges, particularly in addressing the shortage of... 05.01.2025, Sputnik Africa
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The Tanzanian Ministry of Health revealed how the cause of death statistics for children under five changed between 2022 and 2023 in the East African country.There were also significant increases in deaths from the following causes:However, the number of deaths from conditions arising during the perinatal period fell from 29.3% to 11.3%.The percentages for prematurity and low birth weight, as well as for congenital anomalies, including heart anomalies, remained almost stable, while deaths from diarrhea diseases and infectious diseases increased modestly, the health ministry added.
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Tanzanian Health Ministry Reveals Leading Causes of Death Among Children Under Five in 2022 vs 2023
11:02 05.01.2025 (Updated: 14:01 07.01.2025) Elizaveta Roschina
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While the Tanzanian healthcare sector made notable advancements in 2023, it still faces considerable challenges, particularly in addressing the shortage of health workers, with only 36% of the required number available. This shortage has worsened from 53%in 2021 to 64% in 2023, the Tanzanian Ministry of Health said.
The Tanzanian Ministry of Health revealed how the cause of death statistics for children under five changed between 2022 and 2023 in the East African country.
"Birth asphyxia [lack of oxygen and blood flow to the brain] and birth trauma was among the leading causes death in two years period, with a slight increase from 22.8% to 23.6.4%," the ministry reported in an Annual Health Statistics Tables and Figures 2023 released in the end of 2024.
There were also significant increases in deaths from the following causes:
lower respiratory infections (9.6% to 13.6%);
protein-energy malnutrition (3.4% to 4.5%).
However, the number of deaths from conditions arising during the perinatal period fell from 29.3% to 11.3%.
The percentages for prematurity and low birth weight, as well as for congenital anomalies, including heart anomalies, remained almost stable, while deaths from diarrhea diseases and
infectious diseases increased modestly, the health ministry added.
