Death rate from malnutrition ghe in Japan

Japan: Death rate from malnutrition ghe was 1.95 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
1.95
Change on year
up 6.6%
World rank
84th
of 192 countries
All-time high
1.95
in 2021
All-time low
1.01
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Death rate from malnutrition ghe in Japan, 2000–2021

00.511.522000201020212000: 12001: 12002: 1.12003: 1.12004: 1.12005: 1.42006: 1.32007: 1.42008: 1.42009: 1.42010: 1.42011: 1.52012: 1.52013: 1.52014: 1.52015: 1.42016: 1.52017: 1.92018: 1.92019: 1.82020: 1.82021: 1.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Japan recorded 1.95 for death rate from malnutrition ghe in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate from malnutrition ghe in Japan peaked at 1.95 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.01, in 2000.

Japan ranks 84th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Death rate from malnutrition ghe in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Death rate from malnutrition ghe in Japan, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 1.01
2001 1.04 +3.0%
2002 1.06 +1.9%
2003 1.1 +3.8%
2004 1.15 +4.5%
2005 1.39 +20.9%
2006 1.27 -8.6%
2007 1.35 +6.3%
2008 1.42 +5.2%
2009 1.36 -4.2%
2010 1.43 +5.1%
2011 1.47 +2.8%
2012 1.52 +3.4%
2013 1.5 -1.3%
2014 1.51 +0.7%
2015 1.42 -6.0%
2016 1.49 +4.9%
2017 1.94 +30.2%
2018 1.92 -1.0%
2019 1.82 -5.2%
2020 1.83 +0.5%
2021 1.95 +6.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.22 1.01 1.42 10
2010s 1.6 1.42 1.94 10
2020s 1.89 1.83 1.95 2

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 81 Honduras 2.05 compare
  2. 81 Uruguay 2.05 compare
  3. 83 Grenada 1.97 compare
  4. 85 Senegal 1.94 compare
  5. 86 Argentina 1.92 compare
  6. 86 Micronesia, Federated States of 1.92 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

More health data for Japan

All data for Japan →

Frequently asked questions

What is death rate from malnutrition ghe in Japan?
Death rate from malnutrition ghe in Japan was 1.95 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rate from malnutrition ghe recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 1.95 in 2021.
What is the lowest death rate from malnutrition ghe recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 1.01 in 2000.
How does Japan rank for death rate from malnutrition ghe?
Japan ranks 84th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rate from malnutrition ghe rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from malnutrition ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Death rate from malnutrition ghe in Japan. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 23 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/death-rate-from-malnutrition-ghe/japan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/death-rate-from-malnutrition-ghe/japan/">Death rate from malnutrition ghe in Japan</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Death rate from malnutrition ghe
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed