Costa Rica vs India: Death rate from malnutrition
Costa Rica
0.67 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
India
0.61 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
128th
India rank
130th
Death rate from malnutrition over time
- Costa Rica
- India
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.61 deaths per 100,000 people in India, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was India ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 128th and India ranks 130th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.495 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.11 deaths per 100,000 people | India |
| 2010s | 0.555 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | India |
| 2020s | 0.815 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.115 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, Costa Rica or India?
- Costa Rica, at 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.61 deaths per 100,000 people in India as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from malnutrition between Costa Rica and India?
- 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and India?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and India rank globally for death rate from malnutrition?
- Costa Rica ranks 128th and India ranks 130th 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.