Palau vs Papua New Guinea: Death rate from malnutrition
Palau
1.61 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
1.49 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Palau rank
96th
Papua New Guinea rank
99th
Death rate from malnutrition over time
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Palau currently reports 1.61 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Palau ranks 96th and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.064 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.225 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from malnutrition, Palau or Papua New Guinea?
- Palau, at 1.61 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from malnutrition between Palau and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Papua New Guinea?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Palau and Papua New Guinea rank globally for death rate from malnutrition?
- Palau ranks 96th and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th 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.