social2023

Age-standardized deaths from meningitis per 100,000 people

Name: Age-standardized deaths from meningitis per 100,000 people
Creator: Our World in Data
Keywords: social, deaths per 100,000 people, age, standardized, 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

3.9deaths per 100,000 people

Median: 0.8deaths per 100,000 people

Countries Covered

204

with available data

Highest

Nigeria

35.1deaths per 100,000 people

Lowest

Andorra

0.0deaths per 100,000 people

Top 5 Countries

1Nigeria35.1deaths per 100,000 people

2South Sudan31.4deaths per 100,000 people

3Chad28.3deaths per 100,000 people

4Somalia26.9deaths per 100,000 people

5Niger26.1deaths per 100,000 people

By Region

Africa10.7deaths per 100,000 people(9 countries)

Other5.3deaths per 100,000 people(124 countries)

Asia1.3deaths 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 (35.1deaths per 100,000 people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 3.9deaths 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	35.1deaths per 100,000 people
2	South Sudan	31.4deaths per 100,000 people
3	Chad	28.3deaths per 100,000 people
4	Somalia	26.9deaths per 100,000 people
5	Niger	26.1deaths per 100,000 people
6	Sierra Leone	23.0deaths per 100,000 people
7	Guinea	22.8deaths per 100,000 people
8	Guinea-Bissau	22.2deaths per 100,000 people
9	Central African Republic	21.6deaths per 100,000 people
10	Eritrea	19.2deaths per 100,000 people
11	Mali	18.5deaths per 100,000 people
12	Burundi	17.1deaths per 100,000 people
13	Madagascar	16.2deaths per 100,000 people
14	Kenya	15.9deaths per 100,000 people
15	Republic of The Gambia	15.7deaths per 100,000 people
16	Zambia	15.6deaths per 100,000 people
17	Malawi	14.7deaths per 100,000 people
18	Liberia	14.2deaths per 100,000 people
19	Ethiopia	14.2deaths per 100,000 people
20	Cameroon	13.4deaths per 100,000 people
21	Benin	13.2deaths per 100,000 people
22	Ghana	12.6deaths per 100,000 people
23	Democratic Republic of the Congo	12.5deaths per 100,000 people
24	Senegal	12.5deaths per 100,000 people
25	Burkina Faso	12.3deaths per 100,000 people
26	Mozambique	12.2deaths per 100,000 people
27	Uganda	11.9deaths per 100,000 people
28	Togo	11.9deaths per 100,000 people
29	Angola	11.5deaths per 100,000 people
30	Rwanda	11.1deaths per 100,000 people
31	Cote d'Ivoire	11.0deaths per 100,000 people
32	Djibouti	10.8deaths per 100,000 people
33	Comoros	10.1deaths per 100,000 people
34	Zimbabwe	10.0deaths per 100,000 people
35	Lao People's Democratic Republic	8.8deaths per 100,000 people
36	Lesotho	8.7deaths per 100,000 people
37	Kiribati	8.2deaths per 100,000 people
38	Republic of the Congo	8.1deaths per 100,000 people
39	Mauritania	8.1deaths per 100,000 people
40	United Republic of Tanzania	7.7deaths per 100,000 people
41	Eswatini	6.9deaths per 100,000 people
42	Equatorial Guinea	6.4deaths per 100,000 people
43	Gabon	6.2deaths per 100,000 people
44	Haiti	6.0deaths per 100,000 people
45	Afghanistan	6.0deaths per 100,000 people
46	Namibia	5.6deaths per 100,000 people
47	South Africa	4.3deaths per 100,000 people
48	Pakistan	4.0deaths per 100,000 people
49	Botswana	3.8deaths per 100,000 people
50	Timor-Leste	3.2deaths per 100,000 people
51	Nepal	3.0deaths per 100,000 people
52	Sao Tome and Principe	2.9deaths per 100,000 people
53	Cape Verde	2.8deaths per 100,000 people
54	Indonesia	2.7deaths per 100,000 people
55	Myanmar	2.7deaths per 100,000 people
56	Sri Lanka	2.5deaths per 100,000 people
57	Micronesia, Federated States of	2.4deaths per 100,000 people
58	Tonga	2.4deaths per 100,000 people
59	Yemen	2.4deaths per 100,000 people
60	Seychelles	2.1deaths per 100,000 people
61	Nauru	2.1deaths per 100,000 people
62	Greenland	1.9deaths per 100,000 people
63	Sudan	1.9deaths per 100,000 people
64	Tuvalu	1.8deaths per 100,000 people
65	Syrian Arab Republic	1.6deaths per 100,000 people
66	Venezuela	1.6deaths per 100,000 people
67	Suriname	1.6deaths per 100,000 people
68	Marshall Islands	1.6deaths per 100,000 people
69	Bhutan	1.6deaths per 100,000 people
70	Vanuatu	1.6deaths per 100,000 people
71	Cambodia	1.5deaths per 100,000 people
72	Iraq	1.5deaths per 100,000 people
73	Philippines	1.5deaths per 100,000 people
74	Fiji	1.4deaths per 100,000 people
75	India	1.4deaths per 100,000 people
76	Thailand	1.2deaths per 100,000 people
77	Bolivia	1.2deaths per 100,000 people
78	Bangladesh	1.2deaths per 100,000 people
79	Samoa	1.1deaths per 100,000 people
80	Morocco	1.1deaths per 100,000 people
81	Papua New Guinea	1.1deaths per 100,000 people
82	Mongolia	1.0deaths per 100,000 people
83	Paraguay	1.0deaths per 100,000 people
84	Tokelau	1.0deaths per 100,000 people
85	Tunisia	1.0deaths per 100,000 people
86	American Samoa	1.0deaths per 100,000 people
87	United Arab Emirates	1.0deaths per 100,000 people
88	Dominican Republic	0.9deaths per 100,000 people
89	Moldova, Republic of	0.9deaths per 100,000 people
90	Kazakhstan	0.9deaths per 100,000 people
91	Guatemala	0.9deaths per 100,000 people
92	Trinidad and Tobago	0.9deaths per 100,000 people
93	Nicaragua	0.9deaths per 100,000 people
94	North Korea	0.9deaths per 100,000 people
95	Tajikistan	0.9deaths per 100,000 people
96	Dominica	0.9deaths per 100,000 people
97	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0.9deaths per 100,000 people
98	Malaysia	0.8deaths per 100,000 people
99	Barbados	0.8deaths per 100,000 people
100	Mauritius	0.8deaths per 100,000 people
101	Algeria	0.8deaths per 100,000 people
102	Russian Federation	0.8deaths per 100,000 people
103	Libya	0.8deaths per 100,000 people
104	Honduras	0.8deaths per 100,000 people
105	Panama	0.8deaths per 100,000 people
106	Argentina	0.8deaths per 100,000 people
107	Ecuador	0.8deaths per 100,000 people
108	Islamic Republic of Iran	0.8deaths per 100,000 people
109	Niue	0.8deaths per 100,000 people
110	Palau	0.7deaths per 100,000 people
111	Brazil	0.7deaths per 100,000 people
112	Georgia	0.7deaths per 100,000 people
113	Bahamas	0.7deaths per 100,000 people
114	Guyana	0.7deaths per 100,000 people
115	El Salvador	0.7deaths per 100,000 people
116	Lebanon	0.7deaths per 100,000 people
117	Colombia	0.7deaths per 100,000 people
118	Jamaica	0.7deaths per 100,000 people
119	Cuba	0.7deaths per 100,000 people
120	Turkmenistan	0.7deaths per 100,000 people
121	Jordan	0.7deaths per 100,000 people
122	Azerbaijan	0.7deaths per 100,000 people
123	Vietnam	0.7deaths per 100,000 people
124	Ukraine	0.6deaths per 100,000 people
125	Belize	0.6deaths per 100,000 people
126	Egypt	0.6deaths per 100,000 people
127	Latvia	0.6deaths per 100,000 people
128	Uzbekistan	0.6deaths per 100,000 people
129	Lithuania	0.6deaths per 100,000 people
130	Belarus	0.6deaths per 100,000 people
131	Solomon Islands	0.6deaths per 100,000 people
132	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0.6deaths per 100,000 people
133	Peru	0.6deaths per 100,000 people
134	State of Palestine	0.6deaths per 100,000 people
135	Costa Rica	0.6deaths per 100,000 people
136	Chile	0.6deaths per 100,000 people
137	Maldives	0.5deaths per 100,000 people
138	Saudi Arabia	0.5deaths per 100,000 people
139	Saint Lucia	0.5deaths per 100,000 people
140	Mexico	0.5deaths per 100,000 people
141	Antigua and Barbuda	0.5deaths per 100,000 people
142	Kyrgyzstan	0.5deaths per 100,000 people
143	Brunei Darussalam	0.5deaths per 100,000 people
144	Uruguay	0.5deaths per 100,000 people
145	Estonia	0.5deaths per 100,000 people
146	Hungary	0.4deaths per 100,000 people
147	Oman	0.4deaths per 100,000 people
148	Guam	0.4deaths per 100,000 people
149	Taiwan, Province of China	0.4deaths per 100,000 people
150	Bulgaria	0.4deaths per 100,000 people
151	Poland	0.4deaths per 100,000 people
152	Grenada	0.4deaths per 100,000 people
153	New Zealand	0.4deaths per 100,000 people
154	Kuwait	0.4deaths per 100,000 people
155	Türkiye	0.4deaths per 100,000 people
156	Denmark	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
157	People's Republic of China	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
158	Bahrain	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
159	Portugal	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
160	Qatar	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
161	Romania	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
162	The Republic of North Macedonia	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
163	Slovakia	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
164	Netherlands	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
165	Cook Islands	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
166	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
167	Monaco	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
168	Bermuda	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
169	Iceland	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
170	Northern Mariana Islands	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
171	Armenia	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
172	Serbia	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
173	Albania	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
174	Switzerland	0.3deaths per 100,000 people
175	Croatia	0.2deaths per 100,000 people
176	United States of America	0.2deaths per 100,000 people
177	Czech Republic	0.2deaths per 100,000 people
178	Montenegro	0.2deaths per 100,000 people
179	France	0.2deaths per 100,000 people
180	Israel	0.2deaths per 100,000 people
181	Canada	0.2deaths per 100,000 people
182	United Kingdom	0.2deaths per 100,000 people
183	Finland	0.2deaths per 100,000 people
184	Spain	0.2deaths per 100,000 people
185	Slovenia	0.2deaths per 100,000 people
186	Belgium	0.2deaths per 100,000 people
187	Singapore	0.2deaths per 100,000 people
188	Ireland	0.2deaths per 100,000 people
189	Greece	0.2deaths per 100,000 people
190	Sweden	0.2deaths per 100,000 people
191	Malta	0.2deaths per 100,000 people
192	Italy	0.2deaths per 100,000 people
193	Japan	0.2deaths per 100,000 people
194	Austria	0.2deaths per 100,000 people
195	South Korea	0.2deaths per 100,000 people
196	Cyprus	0.2deaths per 100,000 people
197	Germany	0.1deaths per 100,000 people
198	Norway	0.1deaths per 100,000 people
199	Australia	0.1deaths per 100,000 people
200	Luxembourg	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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