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Total deaths from protein-energy malnutrition among both sexes
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2021; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
1,011.4deaths
Median: 97.0deaths
Countries Covered
194
with available data
Highest
Indonesia
18,047.0deaths
Lowest
Malta
0.0deaths
Top 5 Countries
1Indonesia18,047.0deaths
2United States of America17,516.0deaths
3People's Republic of China13,286.6deaths
4Ethiopia9,254.0deaths
5India8,535.6deaths
By Region
North America6,143.1deaths(4 countries)
Africa2,677.8deaths(9 countries)
Asia2,392.7deaths(25 countries)
South America1,464.0deaths(7 countries)
Other597.7deaths(115 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0deaths)High (18,047.0deaths)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 1,011.4deaths)
North America (4)
Africa (9)
Asia (25)
South America (7)
Other (115)
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 2021; 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 | Indonesia | 18,047.0deaths |
| 2 | United States of America | 17,516.0deaths |
| 3 | People's Republic of China | 13,286.6deaths |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 9,254.0deaths |
| 5 | India | 8,535.6deaths |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6,998.5deaths |
| 7 | Madagascar | 6,245.1deaths |
| 8 | Philippines | 6,059.1deaths |
| 9 | Mexico | 5,740.6deaths |
| 10 | Somalia | 5,229.1deaths |
| 11 | Mali | 5,033.7deaths |
| 12 | Brazil | 5,031.4deaths |
| 13 | France | 4,896.4deaths |
| 14 | Pakistan | 4,780.4deaths |
| 15 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3,652.5deaths |
| 16 | Nigeria | 3,520.8deaths |
| 17 | Kenya | 3,311.2deaths |
| 18 | Angola | 3,128.4deaths |
| 19 | Mozambique | 3,083.4deaths |
| 20 | Uganda | 3,076.8deaths |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 2,676.0deaths |
| 22 | South Africa | 2,514.1deaths |
| 23 | Japan | 2,424.9deaths |
| 24 | Niger | 2,359.2deaths |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 2,280.9deaths |
| 26 | South Sudan | 2,226.2deaths |
| 27 | Colombia | 2,130.8deaths |
| 28 | Chad | 2,099.5deaths |
| 29 | Sierra Leone | 1,971.4deaths |
| 30 | Ghana | 1,936.9deaths |
| 31 | Yemen | 1,882.9deaths |
| 32 | Burundi | 1,812.1deaths |
| 33 | Thailand | 1,521.3deaths |
| 34 | Malawi | 1,463.6deaths |
| 35 | Sudan | 1,372.2deaths |
| 36 | Zambia | 1,349.5deaths |
| 37 | Bangladesh | 1,341.8deaths |
| 38 | Peru | 1,316.9deaths |
| 39 | Guinea | 1,106.0deaths |
| 40 | Guatemala | 1,067.1deaths |
| 41 | Cameroon | 1,045.1deaths |
| 42 | Rwanda | 1,020.1deaths |
| 43 | Myanmar | 919.3deaths |
| 44 | Germany | 914.6deaths |
| 45 | Cote d'Ivoire | 877.3deaths |
| 46 | Argentina | 870.9deaths |
| 47 | Italy | 809.7deaths |
| 48 | Central African Republic | 764.0deaths |
| 49 | Haiti | 713.5deaths |
| 50 | Nepal | 707.6deaths |
| 51 | Venezuela | 659.0deaths |
| 52 | Türkiye | 649.5deaths |
| 53 | Benin | 639.7deaths |
| 54 | Afghanistan | 631.0deaths |
| 55 | Eritrea | 560.1deaths |
| 56 | Bolivia | 497.2deaths |
| 57 | Ecuador | 463.7deaths |
| 58 | Cambodia | 446.8deaths |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 421.1deaths |
| 60 | Spain | 414.4deaths |
| 61 | Chile | 363.8deaths |
| 62 | Malaysia | 339.4deaths |
| 63 | North Korea | 334.5deaths |
| 64 | Senegal | 326.8deaths |
| 65 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 314.3deaths |
| 66 | Russian Federation | 312.2deaths |
| 67 | El Salvador | 283.6deaths |
| 68 | Vietnam | 281.1deaths |
| 69 | Lesotho | 272.9deaths |
| 70 | Czech Republic | 255.2deaths |
| 71 | Canada | 249.0deaths |
| 72 | Togo | 232.7deaths |
| 73 | Egypt | 228.4deaths |
| 74 | Honduras | 211.0deaths |
| 75 | Belgium | 208.2deaths |
| 76 | Norway | 190.7deaths |
| 77 | Liberia | 190.3deaths |
| 78 | Poland | 189.1deaths |
| 79 | Paraguay | 186.8deaths |
| 80 | Republic of the Congo | 173.7deaths |
| 81 | Sri Lanka | 161.3deaths |
| 82 | Sweden | 152.5deaths |
| 83 | Papua New Guinea | 148.7deaths |
| 84 | Namibia | 148.0deaths |
| 85 | Iraq | 143.0deaths |
| 86 | Australia | 133.9deaths |
| 87 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 125.6deaths |
| 88 | Timor-Leste | 121.4deaths |
| 89 | Morocco | 112.2deaths |
| 90 | Republic of The Gambia | 111.5deaths |
| 91 | Syrian Arab Republic | 109.3deaths |
| 92 | Romania | 107.9deaths |
| 93 | United Kingdom | 103.1deaths |
| 94 | Mauritania | 102.4deaths |
| 95 | Botswana | 101.3deaths |
| 96 | South Korea | 101.0deaths |
| 97 | Djibouti | 99.6deaths |
| 98 | Algeria | 94.4deaths |
| 99 | Panama | 93.3deaths |
| 100 | Guinea-Bissau | 89.0deaths |
| 101 | Switzerland | 84.6deaths |
| 102 | Eswatini | 79.5deaths |
| 103 | Jamaica | 76.7deaths |
| 104 | Austria | 73.2deaths |
| 105 | Portugal | 72.6deaths |
| 106 | Uruguay | 70.4deaths |
| 107 | Comoros | 64.6deaths |
| 108 | Kazakhstan | 64.3deaths |
| 109 | Gabon | 64.1deaths |
| 110 | Equatorial Guinea | 60.9deaths |
| 111 | Nicaragua | 60.8deaths |
| 112 | Saudi Arabia | 57.2deaths |
| 113 | Costa Rica | 34.4deaths |
| 114 | Ukraine | 33.9deaths |
| 115 | Cuba | 32.7deaths |
| 116 | Guyana | 27.4deaths |
| 117 | Azerbaijan | 23.0deaths |
| 118 | Tunisia | 22.0deaths |
| 119 | Tajikistan | 18.4deaths |
| 120 | Uzbekistan | 16.5deaths |
| 121 | Mauritius | 16.0deaths |
| 122 | Belarus | 15.2deaths |
| 123 | Albania | 15.0deaths |
| 124 | Trinidad and Tobago | 14.8deaths |
| 125 | New Zealand | 14.6deaths |
| 126 | Maldives | 14.3deaths |
| 127 | Luxembourg | 14.0deaths |
| 128 | Finland | 13.3deaths |
| 129 | Libya | 12.7deaths |
| 130 | Turkmenistan | 12.1deaths |
| 131 | Slovakia | 12.0deaths |
| 132 | Kiribati | 11.9deaths |
| 133 | Solomon Islands | 11.6deaths |
| 134 | Fiji | 11.5deaths |
| 135 | Hungary | 11.4deaths |
| 136 | Lebanon | 10.2deaths |
| 137 | Belize | 9.9deaths |
| 138 | Cape Verde | 9.2deaths |
| 139 | Israel | 9.2deaths |
| 140 | Vanuatu | 8.9deaths |
| 141 | Jordan | 8.5deaths |
| 142 | Netherlands | 7.9deaths |
| 143 | Suriname | 7.9deaths |
| 144 | Ireland | 7.3deaths |
| 145 | Lithuania | 6.5deaths |
| 146 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.8deaths |
| 147 | Bahamas | 5.4deaths |
| 148 | Greece | 5.4deaths |
| 149 | United Arab Emirates | 4.7deaths |
| 150 | Saint Lucia | 4.3deaths |
| 151 | Bahrain | 4.2deaths |
| 152 | Serbia | 3.9deaths |
| 153 | Oman | 3.6deaths |
| 154 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.5deaths |
| 155 | Samoa | 3.2deaths |
| 156 | Tonga | 3.1deaths |
| 157 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.7deaths |
| 158 | Mongolia | 2.7deaths |
| 159 | Iceland | 2.6deaths |
| 160 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.5deaths |
| 161 | Latvia | 2.5deaths |
| 162 | Grenada | 2.5deaths |
| 163 | Cyprus | 2.4deaths |
| 164 | Georgia | 2.4deaths |
| 165 | Bulgaria | 2.3deaths |
| 166 | Barbados | 2.3deaths |
| 167 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 2.2deaths |
| 168 | Estonia | 2.0deaths |
| 169 | Seychelles | 2.0deaths |
| 170 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.4deaths |
| 171 | Qatar | 1.2deaths |
| 172 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 1.1deaths |
| 173 | Bhutan | 1.0deaths |
| 174 | Singapore | 1.0deaths |
| 175 | Dominica | 0.8deaths |
| 176 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.8deaths |
| 177 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.7deaths |
| 178 | Marshall Islands | 0.6deaths |
| 179 | Armenia | 0.5deaths |
| 180 | Montenegro | 0.4deaths |
| 181 | Monaco | 0.3deaths |
| 182 | Palau | 0.3deaths |
| 183 | Slovenia | 0.3deaths |
| 184 | Kuwait | 0.2deaths |
| 185 | Tuvalu | 0.2deaths |
| 186 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.2deaths |
| 187 | Nauru | 0.2deaths |
| 188 | Denmark | 0.1deaths |
| 189 | Croatia | 0.1deaths |
| 190 | Niue | 0.1deaths |
| 191 | San Marino | 0.1deaths |
| 192 | Cook Islands | 0.0deaths |
| 193 | Andorra | 0.0deaths |
| 194 | Malta | 0.0deaths |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2021).
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