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Deaths from meningitis per 100,000 people

Name: Deaths from meningitis per 100,000 people
Creator: Our World in Data
Keywords: social, deaths per 100,000 people, deaths, from, meningitis, per, 100, 000, people

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•204 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

3.6deaths per 100,000 people

Median: 0.8deaths per 100,000 people

Countries Covered

204

with available data

Highest

Nigeria

30.2deaths per 100,000 people

Lowest

Andorra

0.0deaths per 100,000 people

Top 5 Countries

1Nigeria30.2deaths per 100,000 people

2Niger30.0deaths per 100,000 people

3Chad28.8deaths per 100,000 people

4South Sudan28.5deaths per 100,000 people

5Somalia26.2deaths per 100,000 people

By Region

Africa9.1deaths per 100,000 people(9 countries)

Other4.9deaths per 100,000 people(124 countries)

Asia1.2deaths per 100,000 people(26 countries)

South America0.7deaths per 100,000 people(7 countries)

North America0.5deaths per 100,000 people(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0deaths per 100,000 people)High (30.2deaths per 100,000 people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 3.6deaths per 100,000 people)

Africa (9)

Other (124)

Asia (26)

South America (7)

North America (4)

Europe (32)

Oceania (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Nigeria	30.2deaths per 100,000 people
2	Niger	30.0deaths per 100,000 people
3	Chad	28.8deaths per 100,000 people
4	South Sudan	28.5deaths per 100,000 people
5	Somalia	26.2deaths per 100,000 people
6	Guinea	22.7deaths per 100,000 people
7	Central African Republic	21.8deaths per 100,000 people
8	Sierra Leone	20.8deaths per 100,000 people
9	Mali	20.6deaths per 100,000 people
10	Guinea-Bissau	18.3deaths per 100,000 people
11	Eritrea	17.6deaths per 100,000 people
12	Burundi	15.2deaths per 100,000 people
13	Liberia	13.9deaths per 100,000 people
14	Republic of The Gambia	13.4deaths per 100,000 people
15	Madagascar	12.9deaths per 100,000 people
16	Benin	12.3deaths per 100,000 people
17	Kenya	12.1deaths per 100,000 people
18	Zambia	12.0deaths per 100,000 people
19	Cameroon	11.8deaths per 100,000 people
20	Malawi	11.6deaths per 100,000 people
21	Burkina Faso	11.5deaths per 100,000 people
22	Ethiopia	11.5deaths per 100,000 people
23	Angola	11.4deaths per 100,000 people
24	Democratic Republic of the Congo	11.0deaths per 100,000 people
25	Mozambique	10.9deaths per 100,000 people
26	Senegal	10.7deaths per 100,000 people
27	Togo	10.4deaths per 100,000 people
28	Zimbabwe	10.4deaths per 100,000 people
29	Cote d'Ivoire	10.3deaths per 100,000 people
30	Ghana	10.2deaths per 100,000 people
31	Uganda	9.9deaths per 100,000 people
32	Comoros	9.8deaths per 100,000 people
33	Rwanda	9.6deaths per 100,000 people
34	Djibouti	9.0deaths per 100,000 people
35	Kiribati	8.4deaths per 100,000 people
36	Lao People's Democratic Republic	8.3deaths per 100,000 people
37	Lesotho	7.7deaths per 100,000 people
38	Mauritania	7.1deaths per 100,000 people
39	Afghanistan	6.9deaths per 100,000 people
40	Republic of the Congo	6.7deaths per 100,000 people
41	Haiti	6.6deaths per 100,000 people
42	Eswatini	6.5deaths per 100,000 people
43	United Republic of Tanzania	6.2deaths per 100,000 people
44	Gabon	5.6deaths per 100,000 people
45	Equatorial Guinea	5.2deaths per 100,000 people
46	Namibia	5.0deaths per 100,000 people
47	Pakistan	4.0deaths per 100,000 people
48	South Africa	3.9deaths per 100,000 people
49	Timor-Leste	3.8deaths per 100,000 people
50	Botswana	3.5deaths per 100,000 people
51	Sri Lanka	2.9deaths per 100,000 people
52	Cape Verde	2.5deaths per 100,000 people
53	Myanmar	2.5deaths per 100,000 people
54	Nepal	2.4deaths per 100,000 people
55	Tonga	2.3deaths per 100,000 people
56	Sao Tome and Principe	2.3deaths per 100,000 people
57	Indonesia	2.2deaths per 100,000 people
58	Seychelles	2.1deaths per 100,000 people
59	Yemen	2.1deaths per 100,000 people
60	Nauru	2.1deaths per 100,000 people
61	Micronesia, Federated States of	2.1deaths per 100,000 people
62	Greenland	1.8deaths per 100,000 people
63	Tuvalu	1.7deaths per 100,000 people
64	Sudan	1.6deaths per 100,000 people
65	Thailand	1.5deaths per 100,000 people
66	Cambodia	1.5deaths per 100,000 people
67	Suriname	1.5deaths per 100,000 people
68	Vanuatu	1.5deaths per 100,000 people
69	Marshall Islands	1.4deaths per 100,000 people
70	Philippines	1.4deaths per 100,000 people
71	Bhutan	1.4deaths per 100,000 people
72	Venezuela	1.3deaths per 100,000 people
73	Fiji	1.3deaths per 100,000 people
74	Papua New Guinea	1.3deaths per 100,000 people
75	Syrian Arab Republic	1.3deaths per 100,000 people
76	Iraq	1.3deaths per 100,000 people
77	Samoa	1.2deaths per 100,000 people
78	India	1.2deaths per 100,000 people
79	Bangladesh	1.1deaths per 100,000 people
80	Bolivia	1.1deaths per 100,000 people
81	Mongolia	1.0deaths per 100,000 people
82	Russian Federation	1.0deaths per 100,000 people
83	Barbados	1.0deaths per 100,000 people
84	Paraguay	1.0deaths per 100,000 people
85	Tokelau	1.0deaths per 100,000 people
86	Morocco	1.0deaths per 100,000 people
87	Tunisia	0.9deaths per 100,000 people
88	Georgia	0.9deaths per 100,000 people
89	Kazakhstan	0.9deaths per 100,000 people
90	Cuba	0.9deaths per 100,000 people
91	Trinidad and Tobago	0.9deaths per 100,000 people
92	Mauritius	0.9deaths per 100,000 people
93	Dominica	0.9deaths per 100,000 people
94	Dominican Republic	0.9deaths per 100,000 people
95	Latvia	0.9deaths per 100,000 people
96	Tajikistan	0.9deaths per 100,000 people
97	Moldova, Republic of	0.8deaths per 100,000 people
98	American Samoa	0.8deaths per 100,000 people
99	Lithuania	0.8deaths per 100,000 people
100	Argentina	0.8deaths per 100,000 people
101	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0.8deaths per 100,000 people
102	Guatemala	0.8deaths per 100,000 people
103	Nicaragua	0.8deaths per 100,000 people
104	North Korea	0.8deaths per 100,000 people
105	Panama	0.7deaths per 100,000 people
106	Brazil	0.7deaths per 100,000 people
107	Niue	0.7deaths per 100,000 people
108	Malaysia	0.7deaths per 100,000 people
109	Algeria	0.7deaths per 100,000 people
110	Ecuador	0.7deaths per 100,000 people
111	Honduras	0.7deaths per 100,000 people
112	Belarus	0.7deaths per 100,000 people
113	Colombia	0.7deaths per 100,000 people
114	Turkmenistan	0.7deaths per 100,000 people
115	El Salvador	0.7deaths per 100,000 people
116	Guyana	0.7deaths per 100,000 people
117	Lebanon	0.7deaths per 100,000 people
118	Bahamas	0.7deaths per 100,000 people
119	Jamaica	0.7deaths per 100,000 people
120	Libya	0.7deaths per 100,000 people
121	Chile	0.6deaths per 100,000 people
122	Estonia	0.6deaths per 100,000 people
123	Islamic Republic of Iran	0.6deaths per 100,000 people
124	Ukraine	0.6deaths per 100,000 people
125	Palau	0.6deaths per 100,000 people
126	Uzbekistan	0.6deaths per 100,000 people
127	Hungary	0.6deaths per 100,000 people
128	Vietnam	0.6deaths per 100,000 people
129	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0.6deaths per 100,000 people
130	Uruguay	0.6deaths per 100,000 people
131	Costa Rica	0.6deaths per 100,000 people
132	Peru	0.6deaths per 100,000 people
133	Taiwan, Province of China	0.5deaths per 100,000 people
134	Belize	0.5deaths per 100,000 people
135	Poland	0.5deaths per 100,000 people
136	Saint Lucia	0.5deaths per 100,000 people
137	Jordan	0.5deaths per 100,000 people
138	Azerbaijan	0.5deaths per 100,000 people
139	Bulgaria	0.5deaths per 100,000 people
140	Antigua and Barbuda	0.5deaths per 100,000 people
141	Egypt	0.5deaths per 100,000 people
142	Denmark	0.5deaths per 100,000 people
143	Portugal	0.5deaths per 100,000 people
144	Mexico	0.5deaths per 100,000 people
145	Solomon Islands	0.5deaths per 100,000 people
146	Kyrgyzstan	0.5deaths per 100,000 people
147	Monaco	0.4deaths per 100,000 people
148	Netherlands	0.4deaths per 100,000 people
149	Japan	0.4deaths per 100,000 people
150	State of Palestine	0.4deaths per 100,000 people
151	Grenada	0.4deaths per 100,000 people
152	Brunei Darussalam	0.4deaths per 100,000 people
153	Bermuda	0.4deaths per 100,000 people
154	Guam	0.4deaths per 100,000 people
155	New Zealand	0.4deaths per 100,000 people
156	Croatia	0.4deaths per 100,000 people
157	United Arab Emirates	0.4deaths per 100,000 people
158	Romania	0.4deaths per 100,000 people
159	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.4deaths per 100,000 people
160	Slovakia	0.4deaths per 100,000 people
161	Switzerland	0.4deaths per 100,000 people
162	Serbia	0.4deaths per 100,000 people
163	The Republic of North Macedonia	0.4deaths per 100,000 people
164	Czech Republic	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
165	Türkiye	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
166	Saudi Arabia	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
167	France	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
168	Slovenia	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
169	Iceland	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
170	Maldives	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
171	People's Republic of China	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
172	United States of America	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
173	Finland	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
174	Spain	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
175	Italy	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
176	Belgium	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
177	Armenia	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
178	Cook Islands	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
179	Sweden	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
180	Oman	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
181	Greece	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
182	Montenegro	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
183	Canada	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
184	Albania	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
185	Singapore	0.2deaths per 100,000 people
186	Israel	0.2deaths per 100,000 people
187	South Korea	0.2deaths per 100,000 people
188	Austria	0.2deaths per 100,000 people
189	Ireland	0.2deaths per 100,000 people
190	United Kingdom	0.2deaths per 100,000 people
191	Kuwait	0.2deaths per 100,000 people
192	Northern Mariana Islands	0.2deaths per 100,000 people
193	Germany	0.2deaths per 100,000 people
194	Malta	0.2deaths per 100,000 people
195	Bahrain	0.2deaths per 100,000 people
196	Norway	0.2deaths per 100,000 people
197	Cyprus	0.2deaths per 100,000 people
198	Luxembourg	0.1deaths per 100,000 people
199	Qatar	0.1deaths per 100,000 people
200	Australia	0.1deaths per 100,000 people
201	San Marino	0.1deaths per 100,000 people
202	Puerto Rico	0.1deaths per 100,000 people
203	Virgin Islands, U.S.	0.1deaths per 100,000 people
204	Andorra	0.0deaths per 100,000 people

Showing 204 of 204 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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