Which has higher deaths from malnutrition, Mauritania or Syrian Arab Republic?

Syrian Arab Republic, at 109.33 deaths against 102.41 deaths in Mauritania as of 2021.

What is the difference in deaths from malnutrition between Mauritania and Syrian Arab Republic?

6.92 deaths, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Syrian Arab Republic?

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.

Mauritania vs Syrian Arab Republic: Deaths from malnutrition

Mauritania

102.41 deaths

in 2021

Syrian Arab Republic

109.33 deaths

in 2021

Mauritania rank

94th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

91st

Deaths from malnutrition over time

Mauritania
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 109.33 deaths against 102.41 deaths in Mauritania, a difference of 6.92 deaths.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 94th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 91st of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Syrian Arab Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
2000s	221.4 deaths	114.94 deaths	106.45 deaths	Mauritania
2010s	129.74 deaths	133.97 deaths	4.23 deaths	Syrian Arab Republic
2020s	105.17 deaths	108.87 deaths	3.7 deaths	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from malnutrition, Mauritania or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 109.33 deaths against 102.41 deaths in Mauritania as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from malnutrition between Mauritania and Syrian Arab Republic?: 6.92 deaths, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Syrian Arab Republic?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Mauritania and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for deaths from malnutrition?: Mauritania ranks 94th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 91st 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.