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health2023

Total number of deaths from protein-energy malnutrition

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•204 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
1,202.8deaths
Median: 117.7deaths
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
India
32,304.9deaths
Lowest
Cook Islands
0.0deaths
Top 5 Countries
1India32,304.9deaths
2Nigeria31,269.2deaths
3United States of America18,742.1deaths
4Indonesia17,699.7deaths
5People's Republic of China13,325.0deaths
By Region
North America6,631.5deaths(4 countries)
Africa5,097.5deaths(9 countries)
Asia3,482.9deaths(26 countries)
South America1,471.3deaths(7 countries)
Other503.7deaths(124 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 (32,304.9deaths)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1,202.8deaths)

North America (4)
Africa (9)
Asia (26)
South America (7)
Other (124)
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 ↕
1India32,304.9deaths
2Nigeria31,269.2deaths
3United States of America18,742.1deaths
4Indonesia17,699.7deaths
5People's Republic of China13,325.0deaths
6Niger8,535.7deaths
7Ethiopia6,814.4deaths
8Bangladesh6,603.4deaths
9Mexico6,196.4deaths
10France5,599.5deaths
11Democratic Republic of the Congo5,563.6deaths
12Philippines5,153.8deaths
13Pakistan4,932.7deaths
14Brazil4,694.9deaths
15Afghanistan3,241.6deaths
16Chad2,856.0deaths
17Zimbabwe2,812.8deaths
18United Republic of Tanzania2,598.8deaths
19South Africa2,505.8deaths
20Mali2,390.7deaths
21Madagascar2,274.6deaths
22Japan2,114.6deaths
23Somalia2,086.9deaths
24Uganda1,970.8deaths
25Angola1,899.6deaths
26Peru1,881.0deaths
27Mozambique1,879.7deaths
28Cameroon1,790.5deaths
29Ghana1,742.9deaths
30Thailand1,686.7deaths
31Colombia1,633.1deaths
32Cote d'Ivoire1,627.1deaths
33Burundi1,570.2deaths
34South Sudan1,426.6deaths
35Haiti1,328.7deaths
36Myanmar1,269.8deaths
37Benin1,243.4deaths
38Zambia1,221.1deaths
39Türkiye1,187.6deaths
40Guinea1,176.8deaths
41Burkina Faso1,128.2deaths
42Eritrea1,054.4deaths
43Argentina1,013.6deaths
44Nepal1,003.6deaths
45Guatemala989.1deaths
46Kenya983.6deaths
47Yemen926.7deaths
48Papua New Guinea918.7deaths
49Germany801.5deaths
50Venezuela789.7deaths
51Sierra Leone780.9deaths
52Malawi739.1deaths
53Senegal724.6deaths
54Bolivia662.0deaths
55Ecuador626.8deaths
56Italy608.2deaths
57Canada598.6deaths
58Central African Republic578.8deaths
59Sudan567.2deaths
60Cambodia522.2deaths
61Rwanda515.2deaths
62Spain429.5deaths
63Togo416.1deaths
64Malaysia408.8deaths
65Chile389.5deaths
66Russian Federation361.6deaths
67Liberia359.8deaths
68Taiwan, Province of China356.3deaths
69Egypt353.7deaths
70North Korea349.3deaths
71El Salvador340.6deaths
72Iraq325.8deaths
73Sri Lanka324.5deaths
74Vietnam302.4deaths
75Lao People's Democratic Republic300.7deaths
76Honduras290.1deaths
77Norway274.5deaths
78Belgium271.5deaths
79Islamic Republic of Iran255.1deaths
80Dominican Republic224.1deaths
81Namibia217.2deaths
82Kazakhstan216.2deaths
83South Korea210.0deaths
84Mauritania205.9deaths
85Republic of the Congo201.7deaths
86Poland193.6deaths
87Paraguay190.0deaths
88Algeria176.7deaths
89Czech Republic170.5deaths
90Australia160.0deaths
91Nicaragua159.4deaths
92Tunisia158.9deaths
93Sweden156.4deaths
94Netherlands156.0deaths
95Portugal148.3deaths
96Switzerland145.6deaths
97Guinea-Bissau142.5deaths
98Botswana135.6deaths
99Morocco132.0deaths
100Timor-Leste128.5deaths
101Republic of The Gambia120.3deaths
102Panama118.5deaths
103United Kingdom116.9deaths
104Romania108.5deaths
105Puerto Rico102.5deaths
106Syrian Arab Republic98.2deaths
107Djibouti98.2deaths
108Lesotho95.5deaths
109Cuba90.5deaths
110Eswatini66.5deaths
111Denmark62.1deaths
112Uruguay60.4deaths
113Jamaica58.3deaths
114Saudi Arabia56.7deaths
115Israel50.9deaths
116Guyana47.6deaths
117Gabon44.4deaths
118Comoros34.6deaths
119Uzbekistan33.4deaths
120Costa Rica33.0deaths
121Ukraine32.3deaths
122Hungary31.9deaths
123Azerbaijan31.0deaths
124Libya29.9deaths
125Serbia29.7deaths
126Equatorial Guinea29.6deaths
127Finland28.5deaths
128Mauritius24.5deaths
129Solomon Islands24.2deaths
130Trinidad and Tobago22.0deaths
131Sao Tome and Principe21.2deaths
132Jordan19.6deaths
133Albania18.3deaths
134Kyrgyzstan18.0deaths
135Austria17.8deaths
136Lebanon17.1deaths
137Ireland16.8deaths
138Fiji16.4deaths
139Luxembourg16.2deaths
140United Arab Emirates15.6deaths
141Suriname13.8deaths
142Slovakia13.4deaths
143New Zealand13.2deaths
144Bulgaria13.2deaths
145Kiribati13.0deaths
146Croatia12.3deaths
147Cape Verde12.3deaths
148Belarus11.9deaths
149Georgia10.9deaths
150Turkmenistan10.2deaths
151Belize9.5deaths
152Greece8.6deaths
153Oman8.3deaths
154Singapore7.8deaths
155Maldives7.4deaths
156Saint Vincent and the Grenadines7.2deaths
157Vanuatu7.0deaths
158Micronesia, Federated States of6.7deaths
159State of Palestine6.6deaths
160Cyprus6.6deaths
161Mongolia6.5deaths
162Moldova, Republic of6.0deaths
163Bosnia and Herzegovina5.8deaths
164Slovenia5.0deaths
165Bahrain4.8deaths
166Samoa4.7deaths
167Saint Lucia4.7deaths
168Virgin Islands, U.S.4.5deaths
169Bahamas4.1deaths
170Lithuania3.7deaths
171Barbados3.6deaths
172Tajikistan3.6deaths
173Grenada3.0deaths
174Iceland3.0deaths
175Estonia2.9deaths
176The Republic of North Macedonia2.8deaths
177Antigua and Barbuda2.5deaths
178Bhutan2.5deaths
179Latvia2.4deaths
180American Samoa2.4deaths
181Seychelles2.2deaths
182Tonga2.1deaths
183Saint Kitts and Nevis1.7deaths
184Guam1.7deaths
185Armenia1.6deaths
186Montenegro1.4deaths
187Dominica1.2deaths
188Marshall Islands1.1deaths
189Malta0.8deaths
190Greenland0.8deaths
191Brunei Darussalam0.7deaths
192Qatar0.6deaths
193Northern Mariana Islands0.6deaths
194Kuwait0.4deaths
195Nauru0.3deaths
196Tuvalu0.3deaths
197Bermuda0.3deaths
198Andorra0.2deaths
199Palau0.2deaths
200Monaco0.1deaths
201San Marino0.1deaths
202Niue0.1deaths
203Tokelau0.1deaths
204Cook Islands0.0deaths
Showing 204 of 204 countries

Topics

#health#deaths#total#number#from#protein#energy#malnutrition

Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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