Japan vs Senegal: Death rate from malnutrition
Japan
1.95 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Senegal
1.94 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Japan rank
85th
Senegal rank
86th
Death rate from malnutrition over time
- Japan
- Senegal
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people in Senegal, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Senegal ahead.
Japan ranks 85th and Senegal ranks 86th of 194 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.54 deaths per 100,000 people | Senegal |
| 2010s | 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.87 deaths per 100,000 people | Senegal |
| 2020s | 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from malnutrition, Japan or Senegal?
- Japan, at 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people in Senegal as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from malnutrition between Japan and Senegal?
- 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Senegal?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Senegal rank globally for death rate from malnutrition?
- Japan ranks 85th and Senegal ranks 86th 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.