Deaths from malnutrition ghe by country
Countries reporting
194
Highest
18,047
Indonesia
Lowest
0
Malta
Median
96.97
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
4,268
What the numbers show
Deaths from malnutrition ghe is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 18,047 in Indonesia; the lowest is 0 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 96.97, and the mean is 1,011.
Over the past decade 76 countries rose and 116 fell. The largest increase was in Austria (up 6,869.5%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 100.0%).
Deaths from malnutrition ghe: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 18,047 | 2021 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 2 | United States | 17,516 | 2021 | up 463.5% | volatile |
| 3 | China | 13,287 | 2021 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 9,254 | 2021 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 5 | India | 8,536 | 2021 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 6,999 | 2021 | down 37.1% | rising |
| 7 | Madagascar | 6,245 | 2021 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 8 | Philippines | 6,059 | 2021 | up 153.4% | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 5,741 | 2021 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 10 | Somalia | 5,229 | 2021 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Mali | 5,034 | 2021 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 12 | Brazil | 5,031 | 2021 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 13 | France | 4,896 | 2021 | up 66.2% | rising |
| 14 | Pakistan | 4,780 | 2021 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 15 | Tanzania | 3,652 | 2021 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 16 | Nigeria | 3,521 | 2021 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 17 | Kenya | 3,311 | 2021 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 18 | Angola | 3,128 | 2021 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 19 | Mozambique | 3,083 | 2021 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 20 | Uganda | 3,077 | 2021 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 2,676 | 2021 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 22 | South Africa | 2,514 | 2021 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 23 | Japan | 2,425 | 2021 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 24 | Niger | 2,359 | 2021 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 2,281 | 2021 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 26 | South Sudan | 2,226 | 2021 | up 27.0% | falling |
| 27 | Colombia | 2,131 | 2021 | up 20.2% | falling |
| 28 | Chad | 2,100 | 2021 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 29 | Sierra Leone | 1,971 | 2021 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 30 | Ghana | 1,937 | 2021 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 31 | Yemen | 1,883 | 2021 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 32 | Burundi | 1,812 | 2021 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 33 | Thailand | 1,521 | 2021 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 34 | Malawi | 1,464 | 2021 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 35 | Sudan | 1,372 | 2021 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 36 | Zambia | 1,350 | 2021 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 37 | Bangladesh | 1,342 | 2021 | down 61.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Peru | 1,317 | 2021 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 39 | Guinea | 1,106 | 2021 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 40 | Guatemala | 1,067 | 2021 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 41 | Cameroon | 1,045 | 2021 | down 32.5% | flat |
| 42 | Rwanda | 1,020 | 2021 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Myanmar | 919.29 | 2021 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 44 | Germany | 914.64 | 2021 | up 295.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Cote d'Ivoire | 877.3 | 2021 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 46 | Argentina | 870.91 | 2021 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 47 | Italy | 809.65 | 2021 | up 72.0% | rising |
| 48 | Central African Republic | 764.01 | 2021 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 49 | Haiti | 713.47 | 2021 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 50 | Nepal | 707.58 | 2021 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 51 | Venezuela | 658.95 | 2021 | up 33.2% | falling |
| 52 | Turkey | 649.48 | 2021 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 53 | Benin | 639.66 | 2021 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 54 | Afghanistan | 630.97 | 2021 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 55 | Eritrea | 560.06 | 2021 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 56 | Bolivia | 497.15 | 2021 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 57 | Ecuador | 463.69 | 2021 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 58 | Cambodia | 446.75 | 2021 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 421.09 | 2021 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 60 | Spain | 414.43 | 2021 | up 147.0% | rising |
| 61 | Chile | 363.77 | 2021 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 62 | Malaysia | 339.37 | 2021 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 63 | North Korea | 334.48 | 2021 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Senegal | 326.76 | 2021 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 65 | Laos | 314.32 | 2021 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Russia | 312.23 | 2021 | up 96.8% | flat |
| 67 | El Salvador | 283.59 | 2021 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 68 | Vietnam | 281.05 | 2021 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 69 | Lesotho | 272.88 | 2021 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 70 | Czechia | 255.2 | 2021 | up 205.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Canada | 248.98 | 2021 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 72 | Togo | 232.67 | 2021 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 73 | Egypt | 228.43 | 2021 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 74 | Honduras | 211.02 | 2021 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 75 | Belgium | 208.24 | 2021 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 76 | Norway | 190.7 | 2021 | up 168.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Liberia | 190.33 | 2021 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 78 | Poland | 189.08 | 2021 | up 103.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Paraguay | 186.77 | 2021 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 80 | Congo | 173.7 | 2021 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 81 | Sri Lanka | 161.26 | 2021 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 82 | Sweden | 152.53 | 2021 | up 191.0% | rising |
| 83 | Papua New Guinea | 148.67 | 2021 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 84 | Namibia | 148.02 | 2021 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 85 | Iraq | 143.01 | 2021 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 86 | Australia | 133.9 | 2021 | up 104.3% | rising |
| 87 | Iran | 125.58 | 2021 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 88 | East Timor | 121.35 | 2021 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 89 | Morocco | 112.2 | 2021 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Gambia | 111.45 | 2021 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 91 | Syria | 109.33 | 2021 | down 17.4% | flat |
| 92 | Romania | 107.87 | 2021 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 93 | United Kingdom | 103.13 | 2021 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 94 | Mauritania | 102.41 | 2021 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 95 | Botswana | 101.25 | 2021 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 96 | South Korea | 101.02 | 2021 | up 53.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Djibouti | 99.57 | 2021 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 98 | Algeria | 94.37 | 2021 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 99 | Panama | 93.31 | 2021 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 100 | Guinea-Bissau | 88.96 | 2021 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 101 | Switzerland | 84.63 | 2021 | up 113.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Eswatini | 79.54 | 2021 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 103 | Jamaica | 76.71 | 2021 | up 45.1% | falling |
| 104 | Austria | 73.18 | 2021 | up 6,869.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Portugal | 72.63 | 2021 | up 11.3% | flat |
| 106 | Uruguay | 70.36 | 2021 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 107 | Comoros | 64.63 | 2021 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 108 | Kazakhstan | 64.3 | 2021 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 109 | Gabon | 64.11 | 2021 | down 28.5% | flat |
| 110 | Equatorial Guinea | 60.88 | 2021 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 111 | Nicaragua | 60.78 | 2021 | down 58.9% | falling |
| 112 | Saudi Arabia | 57.24 | 2021 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 113 | Costa Rica | 34.36 | 2021 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 114 | Ukraine | 33.94 | 2021 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Cuba | 32.7 | 2021 | down 37.4% | rising |
| 116 | Guyana | 27.35 | 2021 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 117 | Azerbaijan | 22.97 | 2021 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Tunisia | 21.95 | 2021 | up 9.7% | flat |
| 119 | Tajikistan | 18.44 | 2021 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Uzbekistan | 16.52 | 2021 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Mauritius | 16.01 | 2021 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Belarus | 15.21 | 2021 | up 117.3% | falling |
| 123 | Albania | 14.97 | 2021 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 124 | Trinidad and Tobago | 14.76 | 2021 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 125 | New Zealand | 14.58 | 2021 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 126 | Maldives | 14.28 | 2021 | up 189.1% | rising |
| 127 | Luxembourg | 13.98 | 2021 | up 93.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Finland | 13.32 | 2021 | up 152.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Libya | 12.7 | 2021 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 130 | Turkmenistan | 12.11 | 2021 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 131 | Slovakia | 12.02 | 2021 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Kiribati | 11.92 | 2021 | down 11.2% | flat |
| 133 | Solomon Islands | 11.55 | 2021 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 134 | Fiji | 11.51 | 2021 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 135 | Hungary | 11.37 | 2021 | down 39.6% | rising |
| 136 | Lebanon | 10.24 | 2021 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 137 | Belize | 9.92 | 2021 | up 52.9% | falling |
| 138 | Cape Verde | 9.23 | 2021 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 139 | Israel | 9.21 | 2021 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Vanuatu | 8.87 | 2021 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 141 | Jordan | 8.49 | 2021 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 142 | Netherlands | 7.94 | 2021 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Suriname | 7.85 | 2021 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 144 | Ireland | 7.25 | 2021 | up 137.7% | falling |
| 145 | Lithuania | 6.54 | 2021 | up 81.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.78 | 2021 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 147 | Bahamas | 5.43 | 2021 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 148 | Greece | 5.41 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 149 | United Arab Emirates | 4.66 | 2021 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 150 | Saint Lucia | 4.33 | 2021 | up 96.8% | falling |
| 151 | Bahrain | 4.18 | 2021 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 152 | Serbia | 3.91 | 2021 | down 82.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Oman | 3.59 | 2021 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 154 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.48 | 2021 | up 86.1% | rising |
| 155 | Samoa | 3.16 | 2021 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 156 | Tonga | 3.09 | 2021 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 157 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.73 | 2021 | down 67.3% | falling |
| 158 | Mongolia | 2.72 | 2021 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Iceland | 2.59 | 2021 | up 661.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.5 | 2021 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 161 | Latvia | 2.49 | 2021 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Grenada | 2.45 | 2021 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 163 | Cyprus | 2.43 | 2021 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Georgia | 2.38 | 2021 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Bulgaria | 2.32 | 2021 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Barbados | 2.29 | 2021 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 167 | Micronesia (country) | 2.17 | 2021 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 168 | Estonia | 2.04 | 2021 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Seychelles | 2.03 | 2021 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 170 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.44 | 2021 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 171 | Qatar | 1.16 | 2021 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 172 | North Macedonia | 1.08 | 2021 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Bhutan | 0.98 | 2021 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Singapore | 0.97 | 2021 | up 1,285.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Dominica | 0.81 | 2021 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 176 | Brunei | 0.75 | 2021 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 177 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.65 | 2021 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 178 | Marshall Islands | 0.57 | 2021 | down 63.5% | falling |
| 179 | Armenia | 0.52 | 2021 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 180 | Montenegro | 0.42 | 2021 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 181 | Monaco | 0.3 | 2021 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Palau | 0.29 | 2021 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 183 | Slovenia | 0.27 | 2021 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Kuwait | 0.2 | 2021 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 184 | Tuvalu | 0.2 | 2021 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 186 | Moldova | 0.18 | 2021 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 187 | Nauru | 0.16 | 2021 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 188 | Denmark | 0.09 | 2021 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Croatia | 0.08 | 2021 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 189 | Niue | 0.08 | 2021 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 191 | San Marino | 0.07 | 2021 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 192 | Cook Islands | 0.04 | 2021 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 193 | Andorra | 0.01 | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 194 | Malta | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |