What is the difference in deaths from malnutrition between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Malaysia?

25.05 deaths, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic 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.

Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Malaysia: Deaths from malnutrition

Lao People's Democratic Republic

314.32 deaths

in 2021

Malaysia

339.37 deaths

in 2021

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

65th

Malaysia rank

62nd

Deaths from malnutrition over time

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 339.37 deaths against 314.32 deaths in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 25.05 deaths.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 65th and Malaysia ranks 62nd of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	840.29 deaths	224.66 deaths	615.62 deaths	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	365.12 deaths	306.46 deaths	58.66 deaths	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s	276.36 deaths	306.44 deaths	30.08 deaths	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from malnutrition, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 339.37 deaths against 314.32 deaths in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from malnutrition between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Malaysia?: 25.05 deaths, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Malaysia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Malaysia rank globally for deaths from malnutrition?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 65th 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.