Brazil vs Nepal: Death rate from malnutrition
Brazil
2.35 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Nepal
2.36 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Brazil rank
75th
Nepal rank
74th
Death rate from malnutrition over time
- Brazil
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.35 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nepal ahead.
Brazil ranks 75th and Nepal ranks 74th of 194 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.79 deaths per 100,000 people | Nepal |
| 2010s | 3.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.469 deaths per 100,000 people | Nepal |
| 2020s | 2.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from malnutrition, Brazil or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.35 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from malnutrition between Brazil and Nepal?
- 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nepal?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and Nepal rank globally for death rate from malnutrition?
- Brazil ranks 75th and Nepal ranks 74th 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.