Barbados vs Sri Lanka: Death rate from malnutrition
Barbados
0.81 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sri Lanka
0.74 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Barbados rank
121st
Sri Lanka rank
124th
Death rate from malnutrition over time
- Barbados
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.81 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 121st and Sri Lanka ranks 124th of 194 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.281 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.889 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.863 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.026 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.825 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.665 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from malnutrition, Barbados or Sri Lanka?
- Barbados, at 0.81 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from malnutrition between Barbados and Sri Lanka?
- 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sri Lanka?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Barbados and Sri Lanka rank globally for death rate from malnutrition?
- Barbados ranks 121st and Sri Lanka ranks 124th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β 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
Estimated number of deaths from protein-energy malnutrition in both sexes, per 100,000 people.