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Death rate from protein-energy malnutrition among both sexes

deaths per 100,000 people · lower is better · 192 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2021

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  1. 1Malta0
  2. 1Denmark0
  3. 1Croatia0
  4. 1Kuwait0
  5. 2Moldova0.01
  6. 2Slovenia0.01
  7. 2Andorra0.01
  8. 3Singapore0.02
  9. 3Armenia0.02
  10. 4Bulgaria0.03
  11. 5Qatar0.04
  12. 5Kyrgyz Republic0.04
  13. 6Serbia0.05
  14. 6United Arab Emirates0.05
  15. 6Uzbekistan0.05
  16. 6North Macedonia0.05
  17. 6Netherlands0.05
  18. 6Greece0.05
  19. 7Georgia0.06
  20. 8Montenegro0.07
  21. 9Ukraine0.08
  22. 9Oman0.08
  23. 9Jordan0.08
  24. 9Bosnia and Herzegovina0.08
  25. 9Mongolia0.08
  26. 10Israel0.1
  27. 11Hungary0.12
  28. 12Bhutan0.13
  29. 12Latvia0.13
  30. 13Iran, Islamic Rep.0.14
  31. 14Estonia0.15
  32. 14Ireland0.15
  33. 14United Kingdom0.15
  34. 15Belarus0.16
  35. 16Brunei Darussalam0.17
  36. 17Saudi Arabia0.18
  37. 17Lebanon0.18
  38. 17Tunisia0.18
  39. 18Korea, Rep.0.19
  40. 18Turkmenistan0.19
  41. 18Tajikistan0.19
  42. 18Libya0.19
  43. 19Cyprus0.2
  44. 20Algeria0.21
  45. 20San Marino0.21
  46. 20Egypt, Arab Rep.0.21
  47. 21Azerbaijan0.22
  48. 21Russian Federation0.22
  49. 21Slovak Republic0.22
  50. 22Lithuania0.23
  51. 23Finland0.24
  52. 24New Zealand0.28
  53. 25Viet Nam0.29
  54. 25Cuba0.29
  55. 25Bahrain0.29
  56. 26Morocco0.3
  57. 27Iraq0.33
  58. 27Kazakhstan0.33
  59. 28Poland0.49
  60. 29Syrian Arab Republic0.51
  61. 30Australia0.52
  62. 30Albania0.52
  63. 31Romania0.56
  64. 32India0.61
  65. 33Canada0.65
  66. 34Costa Rica0.67
  67. 35Antigua and Barbuda0.7
  68. 35Iceland0.7
  69. 36Portugal0.71
  70. 37Sri Lanka0.74
  71. 38Turkiye0.77
  72. 39Bangladesh0.79
  73. 40Barbados0.81
  74. 41Austria0.82
  75. 41Monaco0.82
  76. 42Spain0.87
  77. 43Nicaragua0.89
  78. 44China0.93
  79. 45Trinidad and Tobago0.97
  80. 45Switzerland0.97
  81. 46Malaysia1
  82. 47Germany1.1
  83. 48Dominica1.1
  84. 49Mauritius1.2
  85. 50Fiji1.2
  86. 51Suriname1.3
  87. 51Naoero1.3
  88. 52Korea, Dem. People's Rep.1.3
  89. 53Bahamas, The1.3
  90. 54Marshall Islands1.4
  91. 55Italy1.4
  92. 56St. Vincent and the Grenadines1.4
  93. 57Samoa1.4
  94. 58Sweden1.5
  95. 59Papua New Guinea1.5
  96. 60Cabo Verde1.6
  97. 60Afghanistan1.6
  98. 61Palau1.6
  99. 62Solomon Islands1.6
  100. 63Nigeria1.7
  101. 64Myanmar1.7
  102. 65Tuvalu1.8
  103. 65Belgium1.8
  104. 66Chile1.9
  105. 67Seychelles1.9
  106. 68Argentina1.9
  107. 68Micronesia, Fed. Sts.1.9
  108. 69Senegal1.9
  109. 70Japan2
  110. 71Grenada2
  111. 72Uruguay2.1
  112. 72Honduras2.1
  113. 73Pakistan2.1
  114. 74Thailand2.1
  115. 75Panama2.1
  116. 76Luxembourg2.2
  117. 77Mauritania2.2
  118. 78Venezuela, RB2.3
  119. 79Brazil2.4
  120. 80Nepal2.4
  121. 81St. Lucia2.4
  122. 82Czechia2.4
  123. 83Belize2.5
  124. 84Sao Tome and Principe2.6
  125. 85Ecuador2.6
  126. 86Togo2.7
  127. 86Cambodia2.7
  128. 87Jamaica2.7
  129. 88Maldives2.7
  130. 88Gabon2.7
  131. 89Vanuatu2.8
  132. 90Paraguay2.8
  133. 91Tonga2.9
  134. 92Congo, Rep.3
  135. 93Sudan3
  136. 94Cote d'Ivoire3.2
  137. 95Guyana3.4
  138. 96Norway3.5
  139. 97Liberia3.7
  140. 98Equatorial Guinea3.7
  141. 99Dominican Republic3.8
  142. 100Cameroon3.8
  143. 101Botswana3.9
  144. 101Peru3.9
  145. 102Bolivia4.1
  146. 103Colombia4.1
  147. 104Gambia, The4.2
  148. 105South Africa4.2
  149. 105Lao PDR4.2
  150. 106Guinea-Bissau4.3
  151. 107El Salvador4.5
  152. 108Mexico4.5
  153. 109Benin4.9
  154. 110United States5.2
  155. 111Philippines5.3
  156. 112Yemen, Rep.5.7
  157. 113Tanzania5.7
  158. 114Namibia5.9
  159. 115Ghana5.9
  160. 116Guatemala6.1
  161. 117Haiti6.2
  162. 118Kenya6.3
  163. 119Indonesia6.6
  164. 120Eswatini6.7
  165. 121Uganda6.7
  166. 122Zambia6.9
  167. 123Congo, Dem. Rep.7.3
  168. 124St. Kitts and Nevis7.3
  169. 125Malawi7.4
  170. 126Rwanda7.6
  171. 127France7.6
  172. 128Ethiopia7.7
  173. 129Comoros7.9
  174. 130Guinea8.2
  175. 131Djibouti9
  176. 132Angola9.1
  177. 133Timor-Leste9.2
  178. 134Kiribati9.3
  179. 135Niger9.3
  180. 136Mozambique9.6
  181. 137Burkina Faso10.3
  182. 138Lesotho12
  183. 139Chad12.2
  184. 140Central African Republic14
  185. 141Burundi14.4
  186. 142Eritrea15.5
  187. 143Zimbabwe16.7
  188. 144South Sudan20.7
  189. 145Madagascar21.6
  190. 146Mali23
  191. 147Sierra Leone23.4
  192. 148Somalia, Fed. Rep.30.6

Death rate from protein-energy malnutrition among both sexes