Canada vs Costa Rica: Death rate from malnutrition
Canada
0.65 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Costa Rica
0.67 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Canada rank
129th
Costa Rica rank
128th
Death rate from malnutrition over time
- Canada
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.65 deaths per 100,000 people in Canada, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 129th and Costa Rica ranks 128th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.618 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.495 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.123 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.535 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.555 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.815 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.175 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from malnutrition, Canada or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.65 deaths per 100,000 people in Canada as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from malnutrition between Canada and Costa Rica?
- 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Costa Rica?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Canada and Costa Rica rank globally for death rate from malnutrition?
- Canada ranks 129th and Costa Rica ranks 128th 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.