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Deaths from protein-energy malnutrition per 100,000 people
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
3.1deaths per 100,000 people
Median: 2.0deaths per 100,000 people
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
Niger
32.0deaths per 100,000 people
Lowest
Kuwait
0.0deaths per 100,000 people
Top 5 Countries
1Niger32.0deaths per 100,000 people
2Zimbabwe17.7deaths per 100,000 people
3Eritrea15.0deaths per 100,000 people
4Chad14.8deaths per 100,000 people
5South Sudan14.5deaths per 100,000 people
By Region
North America4.5deaths per 100,000 people(4 countries)
Africa4.0deaths per 100,000 people(9 countries)
Other3.9deaths per 100,000 people(124 countries)
South America2.9deaths per 100,000 people(7 countries)
Asia1.7deaths per 100,000 people(26 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0deaths per 100,000 people)High (32.0deaths per 100,000 people)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 3.1deaths per 100,000 people)
North America (4)
Africa (9)
Other (124)
South America (7)
Asia (26)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 32.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 17.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 3 | Eritrea | 15.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 4 | Chad | 14.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 5 | South Sudan | 14.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 6 | Nigeria | 12.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 7 | Burundi | 11.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 8 | Kiribati | 10.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 9 | Mali | 9.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 10 | Haiti | 9.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 11 | Sierra Leone | 9.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 12 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 13 | Somalia | 9.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 14 | Timor-Leste | 9.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 15 | Afghanistan | 8.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 16 | Central African Republic | 8.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 17 | Benin | 8.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 18 | Guinea | 8.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 19 | Papua New Guinea | 8.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 20 | France | 8.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 21 | Madagascar | 7.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 22 | Namibia | 7.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 23 | Djibouti | 7.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 24 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 25 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 6.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 26 | Liberia | 6.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 27 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 28 | Indonesia | 6.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 29 | Ethiopia | 6.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 30 | Guatemala | 6.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 31 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 5.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 32 | Guyana | 5.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 33 | Zambia | 5.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 34 | Mozambique | 5.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 35 | Eswatini | 5.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 36 | United States of America | 5.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 37 | Botswana | 5.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 38 | El Salvador | 5.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 39 | Bolivia | 5.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 40 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 5.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 41 | Cameroon | 5.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 42 | Angola | 5.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 43 | Ghana | 5.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 44 | Peru | 5.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 45 | Norway | 5.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 46 | Lesotho | 5.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 47 | American Samoa | 4.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 48 | Togo | 4.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 49 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 50 | Republic of The Gambia | 4.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 51 | Mexico | 4.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 52 | Burkina Faso | 4.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 53 | Philippines | 4.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 54 | Mauritania | 4.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 55 | Niue | 4.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 56 | Uganda | 4.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 57 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 58 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 59 | Comoros | 3.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 60 | South Africa | 3.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 61 | Senegal | 3.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 62 | Bangladesh | 3.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 63 | Rwanda | 3.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 64 | Malawi | 3.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 65 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 66 | Ecuador | 3.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 67 | Republic of the Congo | 3.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 68 | Nepal | 3.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 69 | Tokelau | 3.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 70 | Colombia | 3.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 71 | Puerto Rico | 3.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 72 | Tuvalu | 3.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 73 | Venezuela | 3.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 74 | Cambodia | 3.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 75 | Paraguay | 3.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 76 | Panama | 2.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 77 | Solomon Islands | 2.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 78 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 79 | Nauru | 2.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 80 | Marshall Islands | 2.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 81 | Honduras | 2.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 82 | Grenada | 2.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 83 | Saint Lucia | 2.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 84 | Yemen | 2.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 85 | Thailand | 2.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 86 | Cape Verde | 2.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 87 | Luxembourg | 2.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 88 | Nicaragua | 2.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 89 | Belgium | 2.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 90 | Gabon | 2.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 91 | Suriname | 2.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 92 | Belize | 2.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 93 | India | 2.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 94 | Brazil | 2.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 95 | Myanmar | 2.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 96 | Samoa | 2.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 97 | Argentina | 2.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 98 | Vanuatu | 2.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 99 | Tonga | 2.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 100 | Jamaica | 2.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 101 | Seychelles | 2.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 102 | Chile | 2.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 103 | Pakistan | 2.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 104 | Dominican Republic | 2.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 105 | Mauritius | 1.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 106 | Kenya | 1.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 107 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 108 | Dominica | 1.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 109 | Uruguay | 1.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 110 | Fiji | 1.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 111 | Japan | 1.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 112 | Switzerland | 1.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 113 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 114 | Czech Republic | 1.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 115 | Canada | 1.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 116 | Taiwan, Province of China | 1.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 117 | Sudan | 1.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 118 | Sweden | 1.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 119 | Sri Lanka | 1.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 120 | Greenland | 1.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 121 | Portugal | 1.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 122 | Türkiye | 1.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 123 | Maldives | 1.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 124 | Tunisia | 1.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 125 | North Korea | 1.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 126 | Palau | 1.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 127 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 128 | Barbados | 1.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 129 | Malaysia | 1.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 130 | Guam | 1.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 131 | Kazakhstan | 1.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 132 | Denmark | 1.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 133 | Italy | 1.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 134 | Bahamas | 1.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 135 | Germany | 0.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 136 | People's Republic of China | 0.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 137 | Spain | 0.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 138 | Netherlands | 0.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 139 | Cuba | 0.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 140 | Iceland | 0.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 141 | Albania | 0.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 142 | Iraq | 0.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 143 | Costa Rica | 0.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 144 | Australia | 0.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 145 | Romania | 0.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 146 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 147 | Finland | 0.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 148 | Israel | 0.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 149 | Bermuda | 0.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 150 | Poland | 0.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 151 | Cyprus | 0.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 152 | South Korea | 0.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 153 | Libya | 0.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 154 | Algeria | 0.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 155 | Monaco | 0.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 156 | Morocco | 0.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 157 | Bhutan | 0.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 158 | Hungary | 0.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 159 | Serbia | 0.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 160 | Egypt | 0.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 161 | Croatia | 0.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 162 | Ireland | 0.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 163 | Bahrain | 0.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 164 | Georgia | 0.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 165 | Lebanon | 0.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 166 | Azerbaijan | 0.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 167 | Vietnam | 0.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 168 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 169 | Andorra | 0.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 170 | San Marino | 0.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 171 | New Zealand | 0.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 172 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 173 | Slovakia | 0.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 174 | Russian Federation | 0.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 175 | Slovenia | 0.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 176 | Cook Islands | 0.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 177 | Montenegro | 0.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 178 | Estonia | 0.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 179 | Austria | 0.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 180 | Bulgaria | 0.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 181 | Mongolia | 0.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 182 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 183 | Turkmenistan | 0.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 184 | Saudi Arabia | 0.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 185 | United Kingdom | 0.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 186 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 187 | Oman | 0.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 188 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 189 | United Arab Emirates | 0.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 190 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 191 | Malta | 0.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 192 | Jordan | 0.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 193 | Singapore | 0.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 194 | Lithuania | 0.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 195 | Latvia | 0.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 196 | Belarus | 0.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 197 | State of Palestine | 0.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 198 | Uzbekistan | 0.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 199 | Ukraine | 0.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 200 | Greece | 0.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 201 | Armenia | 0.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 202 | Tajikistan | 0.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 203 | Qatar | 0.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 204 | Kuwait | 0.0deaths per 100,000 people |
Showing 204 of 204 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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