Protein-energy malnutrition death rate by age, World

Death rates from protein-energy malnutrition measured per 100,000 individuals across various age categories. Also shown is the total death rate across all ages (notage-standardized) and the age-standardized death rate. Age-standardization assumes a constant population age & structure to allow for comparisons between countriesand with time without the effects of a changing age distribution within a population (e.g. aging).