health2023

Deaths from all causes attributed to child and maternal malnutrition among individuals aged <5 years

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 Data204 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
11,608.5deaths
Median: 541.7deaths
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
India
435,977.2deaths
Lowest
Tokelau
0.1deaths
Top 5 Countries
1India435,977.2deaths
2Nigeria363,597.5deaths
3Pakistan197,753.9deaths
4Ethiopia100,405.8deaths
5Democratic Republic of the Congo88,141.2deaths
By Region
Africa64,555.2deaths(9 countries)
Asia32,922.1deaths(26 countries)
Other6,998.1deaths(124 countries)
North America6,506.6deaths(4 countries)
South America4,224.0deaths(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.1deaths)High (435,977.2deaths)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 11,608.5deaths)

Africa (9)
Asia (26)
Other (124)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)

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
1India435,977.2deaths
2Nigeria363,597.5deaths
3Pakistan197,753.9deaths
4Ethiopia100,405.8deaths
5Democratic Republic of the Congo88,141.2deaths
6Niger80,280.2deaths
7Chad59,704.3deaths
8Bangladesh59,383.4deaths
9Mali45,366.4deaths
10Indonesia45,056.7deaths
11Somalia41,718.5deaths
12United Republic of Tanzania41,433.6deaths
13Cote d'Ivoire35,681.8deaths
14Afghanistan34,441.4deaths
15Uganda33,717.7deaths
16Mozambique33,694.7deaths
17Cameroon33,491.4deaths
18Angola31,468.1deaths
19Madagascar30,596.0deaths
20Philippines24,561.5deaths
21Burkina Faso23,513.1deaths
22Myanmar21,985.8deaths
23Kenya21,945.7deaths
24Egypt19,806.2deaths
25Yemen19,525.3deaths
26Burundi19,479.8deaths
27Guinea19,044.2deaths
28South Africa18,122.8deaths
29Central African Republic17,161.0deaths
30Brazil16,590.4deaths
31South Sudan16,575.5deaths
32Ghana16,558.0deaths
33Benin14,875.3deaths
34Uzbekistan14,843.9deaths
35Malawi14,133.5deaths
36Zambia14,038.4deaths
37Zimbabwe13,350.7deaths
38Senegal12,623.3deaths
39Mexico11,870.9deaths
40Sierra Leone11,815.7deaths
41People's Republic of China10,921.2deaths
42Sudan10,454.2deaths
43Nepal10,141.4deaths
44Haiti9,529.8deaths
45Iraq9,096.2deaths
46United States of America8,960.1deaths
47Rwanda8,023.3deaths
48Togo7,367.5deaths
49Papua New Guinea7,119.8deaths
50Liberia6,797.7deaths
51Eritrea6,215.9deaths
52Algeria6,096.6deaths
53Vietnam5,653.8deaths
54Venezuela5,047.8deaths
55Guatemala4,480.5deaths
56Türkiye4,389.5deaths
57Lao People's Democratic Republic3,938.9deaths
58Cambodia3,760.6deaths
59Islamic Republic of Iran3,748.1deaths
60Tajikistan3,626.2deaths
61Colombia3,595.4deaths
62Ecuador3,552.7deaths
63Mauritania3,414.1deaths
64Peru3,304.8deaths
65Republic of the Congo3,282.2deaths
66Morocco2,995.8deaths
67Azerbaijan2,967.8deaths
68Guinea-Bissau2,793.0deaths
69Dominican Republic2,611.7deaths
70Republic of The Gambia2,286.3deaths
71Bolivia2,212.3deaths
72Russian Federation2,086.8deaths
73Argentina1,979.9deaths
74Kazakhstan1,957.8deaths
75Tunisia1,869.5deaths
76Turkmenistan1,651.1deaths
77Lesotho1,491.9deaths
78Saudi Arabia1,425.5deaths
79North Korea1,417.2deaths
80Thailand1,389.6deaths
81United Kingdom1,363.2deaths
82Namibia1,345.5deaths
83Kyrgyzstan1,245.0deaths
84Malaysia1,133.2deaths
85Germany1,034.1deaths
86France986.1deaths
87Sri Lanka967.6deaths
88Jordan923.5deaths
89Djibouti905.8deaths
90Lebanon848.5deaths
91Timor-Leste787.2deaths
92Honduras741.8deaths
93Nicaragua739.6deaths
94Paraguay736.5deaths
95Gabon725.2deaths
96Canada714.9deaths
97Equatorial Guinea678.4deaths
98State of Palestine673.9deaths
99Eswatini662.8deaths
100Botswana643.2deaths
101Syrian Arab Republic574.0deaths
102Comoros562.8deaths
103Ukraine520.7deaths
104El Salvador485.3deaths
105Chile470.8deaths
106Libya457.3deaths
107Romania456.9deaths
108Mongolia448.6deaths
109Poland440.6deaths
110Australia401.8deaths
111Panama399.4deaths
112Italy366.7deaths
113Spain356.4deaths
114Jamaica335.6deaths
115Japan329.8deaths
116Netherlands230.8deaths
117Guyana223.9deaths
118Cuba221.9deaths
119South Korea217.3deaths
120Oman214.3deaths
121Georgia193.0deaths
122Armenia186.4deaths
123Serbia169.8deaths
124United Arab Emirates158.1deaths
125Taiwan, Province of China157.0deaths
126Costa Rica151.9deaths
127Hungary149.8deaths
128Kuwait138.9deaths
129Fiji130.4deaths
130Bulgaria128.8deaths
131Israel126.2deaths
132Suriname126.0deaths
133Bhutan125.8deaths
134Slovakia120.3deaths
135Czech Republic117.9deaths
136Greece114.7deaths
137Mauritius96.4deaths
138Moldova, Republic of95.6deaths
139Switzerland94.2deaths
140Belgium94.1deaths
141Austria88.0deaths
142Portugal84.4deaths
143Belarus81.7deaths
144Denmark80.6deaths
145Solomon Islands80.4deaths
146New Zealand78.7deaths
147Vanuatu78.3deaths
148Cape Verde76.3deaths
149Sweden75.1deaths
150Uruguay73.7deaths
151Bosnia and Herzegovina72.5deaths
152Trinidad and Tobago71.0deaths
153Puerto Rico67.4deaths
154Albania63.6deaths
155Qatar58.4deaths
156Kiribati57.9deaths
157Sao Tome and Principe57.3deaths
158Croatia56.1deaths
159Ireland54.7deaths
160Maldives45.8deaths
161The Republic of North Macedonia45.1deaths
162Belize44.8deaths
163Samoa35.9deaths
164Bahrain33.1deaths
165Norway28.3deaths
166Finland25.7deaths
167Singapore24.7deaths
168Lithuania21.1deaths
169Cyprus18.8deaths
170Bahamas18.8deaths
171Latvia18.2deaths
172Brunei Darussalam17.6deaths
173Guam16.6deaths
174Slovenia13.5deaths
175Montenegro13.2deaths
176Grenada12.9deaths
177Barbados11.4deaths
178Saint Lucia10.4deaths
179Estonia9.3deaths
180Micronesia, Federated States of8.6deaths
181Malta7.7deaths
182Marshall Islands7.4deaths
183Luxembourg7.2deaths
184Saint Vincent and the Grenadines7.1deaths
185Seychelles6.9deaths
186Tonga5.9deaths
187Iceland5.0deaths
188Antigua and Barbuda4.0deaths
189Greenland3.9deaths
190Saint Kitts and Nevis3.8deaths
191Nauru3.8deaths
192American Samoa3.2deaths
193Virgin Islands, U.S.2.9deaths
194Northern Mariana Islands2.9deaths
195Dominica2.4deaths
196Tuvalu2.3deaths
197Palau2.2deaths
198Bermuda0.9deaths
199Cook Islands0.6deaths
200Andorra0.5deaths
201Monaco0.4deaths
202San Marino0.3deaths
203Niue0.1deaths
204Tokelau0.1deaths
Showing 204 of 204 countries

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Data Source

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

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