Japan vs Uruguay: Death rate from malnutrition

Japan
1.95 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Uruguay
2.05 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Japan rank
85th
Uruguay rank
82nd

Death rate from malnutrition over time

  • Japan
  • Uruguay
0123200020102021

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 2.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.

Japan ranks 85th and Uruguay ranks 82nd of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people 0.858 deaths per 100,000 people Uruguay
2010s 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people 0.602 deaths per 100,000 people Uruguay
2020s 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people 0.105 deaths per 100,000 people Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from malnutrition, Japan or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 2.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from malnutrition between Japan and Uruguay?
0.1 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Uruguay?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Japan and Uruguay rank globally for death rate from malnutrition?
Japan ranks 85th and Uruguay ranks 82nd 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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Indicator
Death rate from malnutrition
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths from protein-energy malnutrition in both sexes, per 100,000 people.