Australia vs Romania: Death rate from malnutrition

Australia
0.52 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Romania
0.56 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Australia rank
132nd
Romania rank
131st

Death rate from malnutrition over time

  • Australia
  • Romania
0.20.40.60.8200020102021

How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.56 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.52 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 132nd and Romania ranks 131st of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Romania Difference Ahead
2000s 0.396 deaths per 100,000 people 0.268 deaths per 100,000 people 0.128 deaths per 100,000 people Australia
2010s 0.399 deaths per 100,000 people 0.507 deaths per 100,000 people 0.108 deaths per 100,000 people Romania
2020s 0.465 deaths per 100,000 people 0.555 deaths per 100,000 people 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from malnutrition, Australia or Romania?
Romania, at 0.56 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.52 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from malnutrition between Australia and Romania?
0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Romania?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Australia and Romania rank globally for death rate from malnutrition?
Australia ranks 132nd and Romania ranks 131st 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.