Maldives vs Vanuatu: Death rate from malnutrition

Maldives
2.74 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Vanuatu
2.78 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Maldives rank
64th
Vanuatu rank
63rd

Death rate from malnutrition over time

  • Maldives
  • Vanuatu
12345200020102021

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 2.78 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.74 deaths per 100,000 people in Maldives, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 64th and Vanuatu ranks 63rd of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Vanuatu Difference Ahead
2000s 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people 4.03 deaths per 100,000 people 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people Vanuatu
2010s 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people 3.48 deaths per 100,000 people 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people Vanuatu
2020s 2.99 deaths per 100,000 people 2.81 deaths per 100,000 people 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from malnutrition, Maldives or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 2.78 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.74 deaths per 100,000 people in Maldives as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from malnutrition between Maldives and Vanuatu?
0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Vanuatu?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Maldives and Vanuatu rank globally for death rate from malnutrition?
Maldives ranks 64th and Vanuatu ranks 63rd 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.