Starvation Deaths by Country 2025

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Starvation - PEM Deaths 2021

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5 Countries with the Most Starvation Deaths

39.0 per 100K population

32.8 per 100K population

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30.3 per 100K population

26.0 per 100K population

Country
Starvation - PEM Deaths 2021
PEM Deaths 2019
PEM Deaths Absolute Change 2011 to 2021
PEM Deaths Relative Change 2011 to 2021
Sierra Leone39.013.1-18.4-32%
South Sudan32.825.50.31%
Somalia30.946.7NaN-98%
Mali30.357.1-0.2-1%
Madagascar26.028.3-15.1-37%
Kiribati22.525.2-4.0-15%
Eritrea21.227.5-13.1-38%
Indonesia13.814.5-2.9-17%
Mozambique13.617.4-7.6-36%
Malawi13.518.0-6.1-31%
Djibouti13.127.1-8.7-40%
Ethiopia12.212.9-9.0-42%
Guatemala11.418.6-20.6-64%
Kenya10.215.4-5.6-35%
Ghana9.99.6-3.9-28%
Lesotho9.911.7-2.7-22%
Timor Leste9.88.6-2.5-20%
Rwanda9.713.5-4.7-33%
Guinea9.412.2-6.3-40%
Tanzania9.215.4-6.0-40%
Liberia8.811.8-4.4-33%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines8.76.13.982%
Republic of the Congo8.110.4-2.9-27%
Saint Kitts and Nevis8.16.53.470%
DR Congo7.911.5-9.254%
Gambia7.58.0-2.0-21%
Guyana7.07.8-0.6-7%
Namibia6.79.4-2.6-28%
Guinea Bissau6.79.4-3.5-34%
Sao Tome and Principe6.75.8-3.4-34%
Haiti6.58.2-1.9-22%
Eswatini6.39.3-2.9-32%
Mexico6.06.6-3.3-36%
Honduras6.03.2-1.3-18%
Gabon5.66.7-2.1-28%
Niger5.47.8-3.5-39%
Nauru5.45.8-2.0-27%
Niue5.24.00.921%
Nepal5.15.2-2.3-31%
Dominican Republic5.14.7-0.2-4%
Laos5.14.8-3.1-38%
Equatorial Guinea5.15.3-1.8-26%
Philippines5.05.0-1.1-18%
Solomon Islands5.08.4-0.9-15%
South Africa4.94.5-2.5-34%
Micronesia4.96.6-0.7-13%
Marshall Islands4.96.0-1.4-22%
Papua New Guinea4.64.5-0.7-14%
Northern Mariana Islands4.54.20.512%
Ivory Coast4.44.7-2.3-34%
El Salvador4.44.5-0.6-13%
Peru4.33.5-0.7-14%
Mauritania3.812.7-1.8-32%
Ecuador3.65.1-3.3-38%
Paraguay3.65.5-0.7-17%
Grenada3.62.42.0122%
Samoa3.43.7-0.2-5%
Fiji3.23.9-0.5-15%
Myanmar3.13.3-1.8-38%
Saint Lucia3.12.91.265%
Nicaragua3.03.0-1.8-37%
Panama2.82.9-1.3-31%
Senegal2.73.7-2.2-46%
Seychelles2.42.0-0.4-14%
Palau2.41.5-0.3-11%
France2.22.1-0.2-9%
Jamaica2.11.9-0.1-3%
Dominica2.02.40.29%
Suriname1.92.6-0.4-16%
Maldives1.91.3-0.7-26%
Sudan1.82.4-2.3-56%
Nigeria1.62.3-1.6-50%
Thailand1.51.0-0.2-13%
Malaysia1.51.2-0.3-19%
North Korea1.51.6-0.5-25%
Norway1.50.71.0186%
Mauritius1.51.10.217%
Pakistan1.33.5-1.5-53%
Syria1.30.7-0.2-13%
Puerto Rico1.31.20.563%
India1.01.2-2.0-67%
Guam1.01.9-0.4-29%
Sri Lanka0.90.8-0.4-32%
Czech Republic0.90.60.5112%
Greenland0.91.3-0.2-19%
Luxembourg0.80.60.19%
Iraq0.70.3-0.2-25%
Saudi Arabia0.70.6-0.2-22%
Morocco0.60.7-0.3-31%
Taiwan0.60.30.129%
Kazakhstan0.50.60.146%
Portugal0.50.40.124%
Costa Rica0.50.4-0.2-31%
Japan0.40.3-7%
Egypt0.41.5-0.2-38%
Romania0.40.20.160%
Cuba0.40.30.283%
Sweden0.40.40.255%
Switzerland0.40.30.122%
Libya0.40.3-4%
Denmark0.40.40.141%
Iran0.30.3-0.2-48%
Italy0.30.30.135%
Poland0.30.10.294%
Netherlands0.30.3-5%
Israel0.30.37%
Palestine0.30.6-0.2-35%
Qatar0.30.1-0.1-31%
Iceland0.30.20.166%
Russia0.20.10.186%
Germany0.20.30.1139%
South Korea0.20.2-0.1-20%
Spain0.20.222%
Jordan0.20.4-0.1-20%
Hungary0.20.10.1152%
Oman0.20.1-0.1-28%
Lebanon0.20.3-0.1-24%
Moldova0.20.00.1175%
Lithuania0.20.10.1108%
Latvia0.20.00.2204%
Cyprus0.20.5-10%
Estonia0.20.00.1105%
Cook Islands0.20.4-2%
Tajikistan0.10.0-0.2-60%
Kyrgyzstan0.10.1-0.1-63%
Serbia0.10.18%
Singapore0.10.0-32%
Finland0.10.053%
Slovakia0.10.1-12%
Ireland0.10.1-8%
New Zealand0.10.1-4%
Mongolia0.10.0-0.1-39%
Slovenia0.10.00.1169%
North Macedonia0.10.0-26%
Montenegro0.10.1-4%
Malta0.10.126%
Monaco0.10.1-3%
San Marino0.10.1-33%
China5.1
United States0.7
Brazil13.0
Bangladesh56.4
Vietnam1.0
Turkey1.7
United Kingdom0.1
Colombia7.4
Uganda37.7
Algeria2.0
Argentina4.0
Afghanistan11.0
Yemen23.0
Canada0.5
Angola101.3
Ukraine0.3
Uzbekistan0.3
Cameroon14.7
Venezuela4.4
Australia0.3
Burkina Faso29.4
Zambia44.6
Chad68.0
Chile2.1
Cambodia50.2
Zimbabwe27.0
Benin37.7
Burundi63.1
Bolivia31.8
Tunisia0.8
Belgium0.3
United Arab Emirates0.4
Azerbaijan1.6
Greece0.071%
Togo20.6
Austria0.0
Belarus0.4
Turkmenistan0.5
Bulgaria0.0
Central African Republic31.4
Kuwait0.0-23%
Croatia0.0140%
Georgia0.1-56%
Uruguay2.3
Bosnia and Herzegovina0.0
Armenia0.7
Albania0.9
Botswana15.9
Bahrain2.6
Trinidad and Tobago5.8
Comoros41.7
Bhutan8.5
Cape Verde9.5
Brunei1.4
Belize10.0
Bahamas3.3
Vanuatu13.6
Barbados2.9
Tonga6.9
Antigua and Barbuda5.9
United States Virgin Islands4.1
Andorra0.1
Bermuda0.8
American Samoa9.8
Tuvalu16.6
Tokelau9.1
  • PEM stands for Protein-energy malnutrition.
  • Data shown reflect the age-standardized average number of deaths per 100,000 individuals due to protein-energy malnutrition (starvation).