social2023
Child growth failure
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
1,191.7deaths
Median: 12.1deaths
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
Nigeria
49,317.0deaths
Lowest
San Marino
0.0deaths
Top 5 Countries
1Nigeria49,317.0deaths
2India28,251.5deaths
3Chad23,413.8deaths
4Pakistan14,062.4deaths
5Niger13,040.9deaths
By Region
Africa7,519.5deaths(9 countries)
Asia2,161.7deaths(26 countries)
Other947.1deaths(124 countries)
North America274.9deaths(4 countries)
South America82.5deaths(7 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 (49,317.0deaths)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 1,191.7deaths)
Africa (9)
Asia (26)
Other (124)
North America (4)
South America (7)
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 | Nigeria | 49,317.0deaths |
| 2 | India | 28,251.5deaths |
| 3 | Chad | 23,413.8deaths |
| 4 | Pakistan | 14,062.4deaths |
| 5 | Niger | 13,040.9deaths |
| 6 | Somalia | 9,395.7deaths |
| 7 | Madagascar | 7,022.9deaths |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 6,773.3deaths |
| 9 | Cameroon | 5,730.7deaths |
| 10 | Indonesia | 5,391.0deaths |
| 11 | South Sudan | 5,289.9deaths |
| 12 | Central African Republic | 5,186.5deaths |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 5,152.0deaths |
| 14 | Mozambique | 4,631.7deaths |
| 15 | Mali | 4,501.1deaths |
| 16 | Angola | 3,619.8deaths |
| 17 | Afghanistan | 3,341.1deaths |
| 18 | Kenya | 3,174.0deaths |
| 19 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2,854.7deaths |
| 20 | South Africa | 2,704.3deaths |
| 21 | Sierra Leone | 2,428.1deaths |
| 22 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2,410.7deaths |
| 23 | Uganda | 2,138.2deaths |
| 24 | Philippines | 2,105.0deaths |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 2,004.2deaths |
| 26 | Zambia | 1,991.9deaths |
| 27 | Burundi | 1,986.7deaths |
| 28 | Malawi | 1,837.7deaths |
| 29 | Togo | 1,679.1deaths |
| 30 | Bangladesh | 1,613.3deaths |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 1,587.0deaths |
| 32 | Haiti | 1,387.4deaths |
| 33 | Benin | 1,235.1deaths |
| 34 | Myanmar | 1,210.8deaths |
| 35 | Egypt | 1,147.3deaths |
| 36 | Guinea | 1,106.2deaths |
| 37 | Eritrea | 1,090.2deaths |
| 38 | Rwanda | 799.2deaths |
| 39 | Senegal | 675.0deaths |
| 40 | Ghana | 648.0deaths |
| 41 | Liberia | 615.6deaths |
| 42 | Yemen | 607.4deaths |
| 43 | Mexico | 531.4deaths |
| 44 | Guatemala | 530.4deaths |
| 45 | Republic of the Congo | 506.0deaths |
| 46 | Sudan | 451.3deaths |
| 47 | Papua New Guinea | 443.4deaths |
| 48 | Mauritania | 429.9deaths |
| 49 | Tajikistan | 347.7deaths |
| 50 | Brazil | 277.3deaths |
| 51 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 271.6deaths |
| 52 | Iraq | 264.7deaths |
| 53 | Nepal | 253.1deaths |
| 54 | Guinea-Bissau | 252.4deaths |
| 55 | Venezuela | 247.3deaths |
| 56 | Morocco | 182.8deaths |
| 57 | People's Republic of China | 179.3deaths |
| 58 | Cambodia | 172.2deaths |
| 59 | Djibouti | 168.8deaths |
| 60 | Lesotho | 144.1deaths |
| 61 | Azerbaijan | 139.1deaths |
| 62 | Namibia | 109.4deaths |
| 63 | Algeria | 109.2deaths |
| 64 | Peru | 108.9deaths |
| 65 | Botswana | 97.2deaths |
| 66 | Colombia | 90.9deaths |
| 67 | Thailand | 89.8deaths |
| 68 | Comoros | 82.6deaths |
| 69 | Republic of The Gambia | 80.4deaths |
| 70 | Uzbekistan | 76.9deaths |
| 71 | Ecuador | 76.4deaths |
| 72 | Bolivia | 66.7deaths |
| 73 | Saudi Arabia | 65.8deaths |
| 74 | Honduras | 61.8deaths |
| 75 | Gabon | 57.2deaths |
| 76 | Türkiye | 56.1deaths |
| 77 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 53.9deaths |
| 78 | Tunisia | 51.6deaths |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 45.1deaths |
| 80 | Vietnam | 40.0deaths |
| 81 | Eswatini | 38.7deaths |
| 82 | Russian Federation | 37.9deaths |
| 83 | Nicaragua | 36.0deaths |
| 84 | Malaysia | 35.8deaths |
| 85 | Timor-Leste | 33.4deaths |
| 86 | United States of America | 32.6deaths |
| 87 | Kyrgyzstan | 32.3deaths |
| 88 | Equatorial Guinea | 29.7deaths |
| 89 | Sri Lanka | 24.8deaths |
| 90 | Turkmenistan | 24.8deaths |
| 91 | Kazakhstan | 23.2deaths |
| 92 | North Korea | 22.2deaths |
| 93 | Lebanon | 21.6deaths |
| 94 | El Salvador | 17.9deaths |
| 95 | Poland | 17.5deaths |
| 96 | Syrian Arab Republic | 17.2deaths |
| 97 | Argentina | 17.2deaths |
| 98 | Panama | 17.1deaths |
| 99 | Romania | 14.5deaths |
| 100 | Hungary | 13.2deaths |
| 101 | Bhutan | 13.0deaths |
| 102 | Jordan | 12.2deaths |
| 103 | Paraguay | 12.0deaths |
| 104 | Czech Republic | 11.8deaths |
| 105 | Germany | 8.4deaths |
| 106 | Libya | 7.9deaths |
| 107 | Guyana | 7.1deaths |
| 108 | Japan | 6.9deaths |
| 109 | Vanuatu | 6.3deaths |
| 110 | Suriname | 6.3deaths |
| 111 | Oman | 6.3deaths |
| 112 | France | 6.0deaths |
| 113 | Cape Verde | 6.0deaths |
| 114 | Slovakia | 5.9deaths |
| 115 | State of Palestine | 5.4deaths |
| 116 | Canada | 5.3deaths |
| 117 | Chile | 5.0deaths |
| 118 | Bulgaria | 4.6deaths |
| 119 | United Arab Emirates | 4.5deaths |
| 120 | Fiji | 4.4deaths |
| 121 | Ukraine | 4.2deaths |
| 122 | Kiribati | 4.0deaths |
| 123 | Israel | 3.4deaths |
| 124 | Jamaica | 3.3deaths |
| 125 | Serbia | 3.3deaths |
| 126 | Cuba | 3.3deaths |
| 127 | Solomon Islands | 3.2deaths |
| 128 | Mauritius | 3.1deaths |
| 129 | Spain | 2.9deaths |
| 130 | United Kingdom | 2.9deaths |
| 131 | Mongolia | 2.7deaths |
| 132 | Armenia | 2.7deaths |
| 133 | South Korea | 2.4deaths |
| 134 | Italy | 2.3deaths |
| 135 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.2deaths |
| 136 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 2.2deaths |
| 137 | Maldives | 2.1deaths |
| 138 | Croatia | 2.0deaths |
| 139 | Uruguay | 1.6deaths |
| 140 | Belgium | 1.5deaths |
| 141 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.4deaths |
| 142 | Denmark | 1.3deaths |
| 143 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.3deaths |
| 144 | Australia | 1.2deaths |
| 145 | Taiwan, Province of China | 1.2deaths |
| 146 | Albania | 1.2deaths |
| 147 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.1deaths |
| 148 | Belize | 1.1deaths |
| 149 | Sweden | 1.1deaths |
| 150 | Costa Rica | 1.1deaths |
| 151 | Netherlands | 1.0deaths |
| 152 | Samoa | 0.8deaths |
| 153 | Puerto Rico | 0.8deaths |
| 154 | Belarus | 0.7deaths |
| 155 | Georgia | 0.7deaths |
| 156 | Switzerland | 0.6deaths |
| 157 | Kuwait | 0.6deaths |
| 158 | New Zealand | 0.6deaths |
| 159 | Qatar | 0.6deaths |
| 160 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.5deaths |
| 161 | Bahrain | 0.5deaths |
| 162 | Portugal | 0.5deaths |
| 163 | Lithuania | 0.4deaths |
| 164 | Singapore | 0.4deaths |
| 165 | Cyprus | 0.3deaths |
| 166 | Austria | 0.3deaths |
| 167 | Guam | 0.3deaths |
| 168 | Slovenia | 0.3deaths |
| 169 | Ireland | 0.2deaths |
| 170 | Seychelles | 0.2deaths |
| 171 | Marshall Islands | 0.2deaths |
| 172 | Finland | 0.2deaths |
| 173 | Norway | 0.2deaths |
| 174 | Greece | 0.2deaths |
| 175 | Saint Lucia | 0.2deaths |
| 176 | Bahamas | 0.2deaths |
| 177 | Montenegro | 0.2deaths |
| 178 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.1deaths |
| 179 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.1deaths |
| 180 | Latvia | 0.1deaths |
| 181 | Nauru | 0.1deaths |
| 182 | Estonia | 0.1deaths |
| 183 | Tuvalu | 0.1deaths |
| 184 | Barbados | 0.1deaths |
| 185 | Palau | 0.1deaths |
| 186 | American Samoa | 0.1deaths |
| 187 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.1deaths |
| 188 | Luxembourg | 0.1deaths |
| 189 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.1deaths |
| 190 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 0.1deaths |
| 191 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.1deaths |
| 192 | Tonga | 0.0deaths |
| 193 | Grenada | 0.0deaths |
| 194 | Dominica | 0.0deaths |
| 195 | Greenland | 0.0deaths |
| 196 | Iceland | 0.0deaths |
| 197 | Malta | 0.0deaths |
| 198 | Bermuda | 0.0deaths |
| 199 | Cook Islands | 0.0deaths |
| 200 | Tokelau | 0.0deaths |
| 201 | Niue | 0.0deaths |
| 202 | Andorra | 0.0deaths |
| 203 | Monaco | 0.0deaths |
| 204 | San Marino | 0.0deaths |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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