Which has higher deaths from malnutrition, Dominican Republic or Malaysia?

Dominican Republic, at 421.09 deaths against 339.37 deaths in Malaysia as of 2021.

What is the difference in deaths from malnutrition between Dominican Republic and Malaysia?

81.72 deaths, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Malaysia?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from malnutrition. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Malaysia: Deaths from malnutrition

Dominican Republic

421.09 deaths

in 2021

Malaysia

339.37 deaths

in 2021

Dominican Republic rank

59th

Malaysia rank

62nd

Deaths from malnutrition over time

Dominican Republic
Malaysia

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 421.09 deaths against 339.37 deaths in Malaysia, a difference of 81.72 deaths.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 59th and Malaysia ranks 62nd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	293.98 deaths	224.66 deaths	69.32 deaths	Dominican Republic
2010s	339.09 deaths	306.46 deaths	32.63 deaths	Dominican Republic
2020s	416.65 deaths	306.44 deaths	110.22 deaths	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from malnutrition, Dominican Republic or Malaysia?: Dominican Republic, at 421.09 deaths against 339.37 deaths in Malaysia as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from malnutrition between Dominican Republic and Malaysia?: 81.72 deaths, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Malaysia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Dominican Republic and Malaysia rank globally for deaths from malnutrition?: Dominican Republic ranks 59th and Malaysia ranks 62nd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from malnutrition. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths from malnutrition
Unit: deaths
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: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from protein-energy malnutrition in both sexes.