Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: Death rate from malnutrition
Papua New Guinea
1.49 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Samoa
1.44 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Papua New Guinea rank
99th
Samoa rank
101st
Death rate from malnutrition over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people in Samoa, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 99th and Samoa ranks 101st of 194 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.374 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.087 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from malnutrition, Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people in Samoa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from malnutrition between Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Samoa rank globally for death rate from malnutrition?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 99th and Samoa ranks 101st 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.