5 Countries with the Highest Death Rate From Malnutrition

1. Somalia

Total Death Rate: 31.3  

Somalia faces a severe malnutrition crisis, with high death rates attributed to malnutrition, making it the country with the highest malnutrition-related mortality rate globally. About 1.8 million Somali children under 5 suffer from acute malnutrition, with severe cases worsening by 300% since January. Stunting rates have increased by 28% over the last decade. Financially, only 30% of a UN appeal for US$1.5 billion has been funded, leaving critical interventions under-resourced. Somalia also stand among the countries with the highest death rates from starvation.

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