Italy vs Sweden: Death rate from malnutrition
Italy
1.37 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sweden
1.46 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Italy rank
103rd
Sweden rank
100th
Death rate from malnutrition over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
Italy ranks 103rd and Sweden ranks 100th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.522 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.188 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.979 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.855 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.124 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from malnutrition, Italy or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from malnutrition between Italy and Sweden?
- 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for death rate from malnutrition?
- Italy ranks 103rd and Sweden ranks 100th 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.