Madagascar vs Somalia: Death rate from malnutrition

Madagascar
21.6 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Somalia
30.64 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Madagascar rank
4th
Somalia rank
1st

Death rate from malnutrition over time

  • Madagascar
  • Somalia
0200400600800200020102021

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 30.64 deaths per 100,000 people against 21.6 deaths per 100,000 people in Madagascar, a difference of 9.04 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.4 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Somalia Difference Ahead
2000s 43.45 deaths per 100,000 people 48.08 deaths per 100,000 people 4.63 deaths per 100,000 people Somalia
2010s 29 deaths per 100,000 people 139.62 deaths per 100,000 people 110.62 deaths per 100,000 people Somalia
2020s 23.01 deaths per 100,000 people 30.86 deaths per 100,000 people 7.84 deaths per 100,000 people Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from malnutrition, Madagascar or Somalia?
Somalia, at 30.64 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 Somalia?
9.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Somalia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Madagascar and Somalia rank globally for death rate from malnutrition?
Madagascar ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 1st 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

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.