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Protein-energy malnutrition

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Facts you should know about Protein-energy malnutrition :

  • 0.58% of total deaths around the world are due to Protein-energy malnutrition
  • Generally, deaths due to Protein-energy malnutrition are seen in age group of Under 5 years
  • South Sudan's 0.0566% population dies due to Protein-energy malnutrition
  • Nigeria is highest in terms of number of deaths with average 28905 per year
  • In Year 2016, 308223.312269997 people died due to Protein-energy malnutrition (around the world), out of which 9.38% are in Nigeria
  • 1731042 deaths are seen in age group of Under 5 years
  • 11198 deaths are seen in age group of 5-14 years
  • 18211 deaths are seen in age group of 15-49 years
  • 26060 deaths are seen in age group of 50-69 years
  • 86734 deaths are seen in age group of 70+ years

This research was last updated on .
Source and Reference of this Data

This below graph represents Top 10 countries with highest number of deaths due to Protein-energy malnutrition



This below table represents number of deaths in all countries due to Protein-energy malnutrition :

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Rank Country Count
1Nigeria28905
2Democratic Republic of Congo28521
3India24887
4Ethiopia16717
5Indonesia14735
6Tanzania11731
7Madagascar11706
8China11196
9Mexico9080
10Bangladesh8311
11Brazil8057
12Uganda7137
13South Sudan6923
14Mali6051
15Angola5573
16Kenya5294
17Zambia4691
18Niger4617
19Malawi4473
20Somalia4306
21Burkina Faso4285
22Chad4214
23Burundi4046
24United States3988
25Mozambique3831
26France3762
27Philippines3692
28Cameroon3176
29Zimbabwe3095
30Cote d'Ivoire2741
31Pakistan2715
32Ghana2639
33Guatemala2585
34Rwanda2397
35Central African Republic2345
36Japan2163
37Colombia1898
38Guinea1877
39South Africa1584
40Senegal1517
41Myanmar1415
42Eritrea1337
43Benin1305
44Argentina1300
45Peru1170
46Sierra Leone1100
47Bolivia965
48Haiti913
49Congo858
50Ecuador692
51Togo621
52Venezuela614
53Chile604
54Egypt585
55Afghanistan569
56Thailand552
57Turkey526
58Italy460
59Nepal434
60Sudan423
61Papua New Guinea416
62Cambodia400
63Germany398
64North Korea336
65El Salvador323
66Liberia313
67Paraguay313
68Mauritania303
69Djibouti300
70Canada299
71Iraq298
72Morocco290
73Yemen283
74Gambia275
75Gabon270
76Guinea-Bissau267
77Belgium251
78Spain219
79Iran215
80Laos213
81Russia213
82Honduras203
83Dominican Republic185
84Nicaragua162
85Taiwan154
86Sri Lanka150
87South Korea146
88Namibia143
89Lesotho133
90Panama130
91Comoros122
92Australia119
93Jamaica112
94Poland112
95Portugal110
96United Kingdom103
97Netherlands100
98Algeria99
99Swaziland88
100Czech Republic87
101Uruguay83
102Sweden82
103Tajikistan78
104Puerto Rico73
105Syria72
106Equatorial Guinea66
107Romania65
108Botswana60
109Kazakhstan58
110Ukraine57
111Malaysia56
112Cuba50
113Saudi Arabia48
114Switzerland45
115Norway41
116Israel41
117Guyana39
118Denmark37
119Timor31
120Trinidad and Tobago29
121Costa Rica29
122Vietnam28
123Oman27
124Tunisia26
125Azerbaijan26
126Solomon Islands25
127Sao Tome and Principe23
128Mauritius20
129United Arab Emirates19
130Hungary18
131Kiribati17
132Fiji14
133Palestine14
134Vanuatu14
135Suriname13
136Libya12
137Belize11
138Lebanon11
139Serbia11
140New Zealand11
141Jordan10
142Kyrgyzstan10
143Uzbekistan9
144Slovakia8
145Belarus8
146Cape Verde8
147Ireland7
148Luxembourg7
149Turkmenistan6
150Barbados6
151Saint Vincent and the Grenadines6
152Bhutan5
153Samoa5
154Bulgaria5
155Saint Lucia5
156Mongolia4
157Bahamas4
158Tonga4
159Guam4
160Greece4
161Micronesia4
162United States Virgin Islands4
163Cyprus4
164Finland4
165Albania4
166Maldives4
167Bahrain3
168Bosnia and Herzegovina3
169Austria3
170Marshall Islands2
171Antigua and Barbuda2
172Georgia2
173Grenada2
174Lithuania2
175Latvia2
176Armenia1
177Estonia1
178Dominica1
179Iceland1
180Moldova1
181Croatia1
182Seychelles1
183Mariana Islnads1
184Slovenia1
185Samoa1
186Singapore1
187Montenegro1
188Malta1
189Macedonia1
190Greenland0
191Kuwait0
192Brunei0
193Bermuda0
194Qatar0
195Andorra0

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