Brazil vs Mauritania: Death rate from malnutrition
Brazil
2.35 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Mauritania
2.22 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Brazil rank
75th
Mauritania rank
77th
Death rate from malnutrition over time
- Brazil
- Mauritania
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2.35 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.22 deaths per 100,000 people in Mauritania, a difference of 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Brazil ranks 75th and Mauritania ranks 77th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.61 deaths per 100,000 people | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 3.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.078 deaths per 100,000 people | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 2.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from malnutrition, Brazil or Mauritania?
- Brazil, at 2.35 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.22 deaths per 100,000 people in Mauritania as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from malnutrition between Brazil and Mauritania?
- 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mauritania?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and Mauritania rank globally for death rate from malnutrition?
- Brazil ranks 75th and Mauritania ranks 77th 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.