Madagascar vs Sierra Leone: Death rate from malnutrition
Madagascar
21.6 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sierra Leone
23.41 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Madagascar rank
4th
Sierra Leone rank
2nd
Death rate from malnutrition over time
- Madagascar
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 23.41 deaths per 100,000 people against 21.6 deaths per 100,000 people in Madagascar, a difference of 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 4th and Sierra Leone ranks 2nd of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 30.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.56 deaths per 100,000 people | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 29 deaths per 100,000 people | 32.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.65 deaths per 100,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 23.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.055 deaths per 100,000 people | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from malnutrition, Madagascar or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 23.41 deaths per 100,000 people against 21.6 deaths per 100,000 people in Madagascar as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from malnutrition between Madagascar and Sierra Leone?
- 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sierra Leone?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Madagascar and Sierra Leone rank globally for death rate from malnutrition?
- Madagascar ranks 4th and Sierra Leone ranks 2nd 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.