What is the difference in death rate from malnutrition between Burundi and Central African Republic?

0.44 deaths per 100,000 people, with Burundi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Central African Republic?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

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.

Burundi vs Central African Republic: Death rate from malnutrition

Burundi

14.44 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Central African Republic

14 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Burundi rank

8th

Central African Republic rank

9th

Death rate from malnutrition over time

Burundi
Central African Republic

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 14.44 deaths per 100,000 people against 14 deaths per 100,000 people in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 8th and Central African Republic ranks 9th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Central African Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Central African Republic	Difference	Ahead
2000s	38.29 deaths per 100,000 people	15.2 deaths per 100,000 people	23.09 deaths per 100,000 people	Burundi
2010s	25.26 deaths per 100,000 people	16.39 deaths per 100,000 people	8.88 deaths per 100,000 people	Burundi
2020s	14.66 deaths per 100,000 people	14.84 deaths per 100,000 people	0.185 deaths per 100,000 people	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from malnutrition, Burundi or Central African Republic?: Burundi, at 14.44 deaths per 100,000 people against 14 deaths per 100,000 people in Central African Republic as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from malnutrition between Burundi and Central African Republic?: 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Central African Republic?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Burundi and Central African Republic rank globally for death rate from malnutrition?: Burundi ranks 8th and Central African Republic ranks 9th 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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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: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from protein-energy malnutrition in both sexes, per 100,000 people.