Costa Rica vs Romania: Death rate from malnutrition
Costa Rica
0.67 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Romania
0.56 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
128th
Romania rank
131st
Death rate from malnutrition over time
- Costa Rica
- Romania
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.56 deaths per 100,000 people in Romania, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 128th and Romania ranks 131st of 194 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.495 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.268 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.227 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.555 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.507 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.048 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.815 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.555 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.26 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 Romania?
- Costa Rica, at 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.56 deaths per 100,000 people in Romania as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from malnutrition between Costa Rica and Romania?
- 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Romania?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Romania rank globally for death rate from malnutrition?
- Costa Rica ranks 128th and Romania ranks 131st 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.