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2017 Malaria Indicator Survey
TANZANIA
© 2013 Valerie Caldas, JHU/CCP, Courtesy of Photoshare
Malaria prevalence in children age 6-59 months has declined from 18% in 2007-08 to 7% in 2017.
More than 40% of households in both Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar have at least one ITN for every two people in the household. More than 1 in 5 households in both Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar do not own any ITNs.
Insecticide-treated Nets (ITNs)
In Tanzania, 20% of children under 5 had fever in the two weeks before the survey. Among children under 5 with recent fever, 75% had treatment or advice sought. This is a decline from 80% in 2015-16. Diagnostic testing of children under 5 with recent fever has increased from 25% in 2011-12 to 43% in 2017.
Management of Fever in Children
Regionally, malaria prevalence ranges from a low of <1% in nine regions to a high of 24% in Kigoma region.
Malaria Prevalence
More than half of Tanzanian children under 5 and pregnant women age 15-49 slept under an ITN the night before the survey. ITN use is higher in urban Mainland compared to rural Mainland. More than 60% of children and pregnant women in Zanzibar slept under an ITN the night before the survey.
ITN Use
Household Ownership of ITNsPercent distribution of households (HH)
Mainland Tanzania
Zanzibar
22 21
3733
45 42
No ITN
At least 1 ITN but not enough for all HH members
At least 1 ITN for every 2 people in the HH
ITN Use among Children and Pregnant WomenPercent of children under 5 and pregnant women age 15-49
who slept under an ITN the night before the surveyTotal Urban
MainlandRuralMainland
Children under 5 Pregnant women
5567
50
67
51 4859 63
Zanzibar
Trends in Malaria Prevalence Percent of children age 6-59 months who tested positive
for malaria by a rapid diagnostic test (RDT)
2007-08 THMIS
2011-12THMIS
2015-16 TDHS-MIS
2017TMIS
18
914
7
Trends in Care Seeking and Diagnostic Testing for Children with Fever
Among children under 5 with fever in the 2 weeks before the survey, percent for whom advice or treatment was sought
and who had blood taken from a finger or heel for testing
2011-12 THMIS
2015-16 TDHS-MIS
2017 TMIS
77 80 75
Diagnostic testing
Care seeking
2536
43
Malaria Prevalence by RegionPercent of children age 6-59 months who tested positive
for malaria by a rapid diagnostic test (RDT)
Kagera15% Mara
11%
Simiyu6%
Mwanza8%
Shinyanga6%
Geita17%
Tabora12%
Kigoma24%
Katavi7%
Rukwa2%
Mbeya4%
Songwe <1%
Singida2%
Manyara<1%
Arusha<1%
Dodoma1%
Kilimanjaro<1%
Tanga3%
Morogoro10%Iringa
2%
Njombe<1%
Ruvuma12%
Lindi12%
Mtwara15%
Pwani5% Dar es Salaam
1%
Kaskazini Pemba
<1%
Kusini Pemba
<1%
Kaskazini Unguja<1%
Kusini Unguja<1%
Mjini Magharibi1%
Tanzania7%
Trends in Intermittent Preventive Treatment during Pregnancy (IPTp)
Percent of women age 15-49 with a live birth in past two years who received at least 1, 2, or 3 doses of SP/Fansidar
2007-08 THMIS
IPTp1+
IPTp2+
IPTp3+
2004-05 TDHS
2010 TDHS
2011-12 THMIS
2015-16 TDHS-MIS
2017 TMIS
22
3 7
31
3
27 33
4 8
3526
56595363 63 69
83
More pregnant women have received at least 1, 2, or 3 doses of SP/Fansidar or intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy (IPTp) since 2004-05. IPTp3+, the recommended dosage, has increased from 3% in 2004-05 to 26% in 2017.
Malaria in Pregnancy
Overall, 7% of Tanzanian children age 6-59 months tested positive for malaria by a rapid diagnostic test (RDT). Malaria prevalence is lower in Zanzibar (<1%), compared to 8% in Mainland Tanzania (8%).
Malaria PrevalencePercent of children age 6-59 months who tested positive
for malaria by a rapid diagnostic test (RDT)
Total
7
Zanzibar
<1
MainlandTanzania
8