UNHCR Nutrition Survey for Mtendeli Refugee Camp, Tanzania 2021

207,394 refugees, including 45,704 children under five, were covered in a 2021 health and nutrition assessment in Kigoma region camps. The UNHCR conducted this anonymized survey using two-stage cluster sampling to inform public health interventions. Data focuses on the Mtendeli camp, which housed 4,999 of the surveyed children.

Use Cases

• Assess child malnutrition prevalence based on survey anthropometric data
• Analyze refugee health status by nationality demographics mentioned in the description
• Evaluate public health intervention needs based on the survey's stated objectives
• Model population health indicators using cluster-sampled survey data

Strengths

• Survey covers a large population of 207,394 refugees across three camps
• Includes specific counts for a key demographic: 45,704 children under five
• Data collection followed a structured methodology: two-stage cluster sampling

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data is available only in PDF and WEB APP formats, which may hinder direct analysis

Provenance

Source

UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

Collection Method

Two-stage cluster sampling survey

Time Range

September-October 2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-23 14:17:49.989596; freshness should be verified

Geography

Mtendeli refugee camp, Kigoma region, Tanzania