Botswana vs Gambia: Death rate from malnutrition
Botswana
3.91 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Gambia
4.22 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Botswana rank
50th
Gambia rank
46th
Death rate from malnutrition over time
- Botswana
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 4.22 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.91 deaths per 100,000 people in Botswana, a difference of 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Gambia ahead.
Botswana ranks 50th and Gambia ranks 46th of 194 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.07 deaths per 100,000 people | Gambia |
| 2010s | 5.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.86 deaths per 100,000 people | Gambia |
| 2020s | 4.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.085 deaths per 100,000 people | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from malnutrition, Botswana or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 4.22 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.91 deaths per 100,000 people in Botswana as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from malnutrition between Botswana and Gambia?
- 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gambia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Botswana and Gambia rank globally for death rate from malnutrition?
- Botswana ranks 50th and Gambia ranks 46th 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
Estimated number of deaths from protein-energy malnutrition in both sexes, per 100,000 people.