Which has higher deaths from malnutrition, India or United States of America?

United States of America, at 17,516 deaths against 8,536 deaths in India as of 2021.

What is the difference in deaths from malnutrition between India and United States of America?

8,980 deaths, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States of America?

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.

India vs United States of America: Deaths from malnutrition

India

8,536 deaths

in 2021

United States of America

17,516 deaths

in 2021

India rank

5th

United States of America rank

2nd

Deaths from malnutrition over time

India
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 17,516 deaths against 8,536 deaths in India, a difference of 8,980 deaths.

That makes United States of America's figure about 2.1 times India's.

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

India ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	63,164 deaths	3,122 deaths	60,042 deaths	India
2010s	24,405 deaths	5,700 deaths	18,705 deaths	India
2020s	9,811 deaths	16,128 deaths	6,317 deaths	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from malnutrition, India or United States of America?: United States of America, at 17,516 deaths against 8,536 deaths in India as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from malnutrition between India and United States of America?: 8,980 deaths, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States of America?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do India and United States of America rank globally for deaths from malnutrition?: India ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 2nd 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.