Afghanistan vs Sweden: Death rate from malnutrition

Afghanistan
1.57 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sweden
1.46 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Afghanistan rank
97th
Sweden rank
100th

Death rate from malnutrition over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Sweden
02468200020102021

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 97th and Sweden ranks 100th of 194 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 5.63 deaths per 100,000 people 0.71 deaths per 100,000 people 4.92 deaths per 100,000 people Afghanistan
2010s 2.29 deaths per 100,000 people 0.855 deaths per 100,000 people 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people Afghanistan
2020s 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people 0.475 deaths per 100,000 people Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from malnutrition, Afghanistan or Sweden?
Afghanistan, at 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from malnutrition between Afghanistan and Sweden?
0.11 deaths per 100,000 people, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sweden?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Sweden rank globally for death rate from malnutrition?
Afghanistan ranks 97th and Sweden ranks 100th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from malnutrition. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Death rate from malnutrition
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths from protein-energy malnutrition in both sexes, per 100,000 people.