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social2021

Total deaths from meningitis among both sexes

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2021; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•194 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
1,119.2deaths
Median: 66.8deaths
Countries Covered
194
with available data
Highest
Nigeria
39,607.0deaths
Lowest
Antigua and Barbuda
0.0deaths
Top 5 Countries
1Nigeria39,607.0deaths
2India28,173.4deaths
3Democratic Republic of the Congo13,828.4deaths
4Pakistan13,652.6deaths
5Ethiopia12,004.7deaths
By Region
Africa7,411.6deaths(9 countries)
Asia2,420.8deaths(25 countries)
Other743.6deaths(115 countries)
North America292.6deaths(4 countries)
South America211.1deaths(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0deaths)High (39,607.0deaths)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1,119.2deaths)

Africa (9)
Asia (25)
Other (115)
North America (4)
South America (7)
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 2021; 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 ↕
1Nigeria39,607.0deaths
2India28,173.4deaths
3Democratic Republic of the Congo13,828.4deaths
4Pakistan13,652.6deaths
5Ethiopia12,004.7deaths
6Niger7,329.7deaths
7People's Republic of China5,757.5deaths
8Somalia5,096.6deaths
9Angola4,324.7deaths
10United Republic of Tanzania4,288.9deaths
11Mali3,871.3deaths
12Chad3,772.9deaths
13South Africa3,537.8deaths
14Kenya3,494.8deaths
15Uganda3,388.9deaths
16Cameroon3,319.0deaths
17Indonesia3,302.9deaths
18Burkina Faso3,302.6deaths
19Madagascar3,120.0deaths
20Mozambique3,024.0deaths
21Ghana2,776.1deaths
22Cote d'Ivoire2,627.6deaths
23Guinea2,431.8deaths
24South Sudan2,157.1deaths
25Malawi2,123.4deaths
26Bangladesh2,076.8deaths
27Zambia1,761.8deaths
28Benin1,654.4deaths
29Philippines1,587.7deaths
30Afghanistan1,545.1deaths
31Zimbabwe1,422.5deaths
32Burundi1,325.3deaths
33Russian Federation1,253.0deaths
34Senegal1,185.5deaths
35Sierra Leone1,183.3deaths
36Central African Republic1,175.5deaths
37Rwanda1,142.5deaths
38Thailand1,104.6deaths
39Togo950.9deaths
40Sudan878.7deaths
41Myanmar792.1deaths
42Brazil790.7deaths
43Nepal618.7deaths
44Yemen586.7deaths
45United States of America573.5deaths
46Vietnam524.4deaths
47Sri Lanka522.3deaths
48Haiti516.7deaths
49Liberia509.1deaths
50Eritrea467.8deaths
51Egypt432.6deaths
52Venezuela401.6deaths
53Islamic Republic of Iran400.3deaths
54Mexico397.7deaths
55Malaysia370.8deaths
56Republic of the Congo303.6deaths
57Iraq298.7deaths
58Japan298.4deaths
59Algeria277.5deaths
60Argentina266.5deaths
61Lesotho265.5deaths
62Ukraine253.9deaths
63Morocco249.3deaths
64Papua New Guinea249.1deaths
65Mauritania238.1deaths
66Guinea-Bissau226.6deaths
67Syrian Arab Republic224.1deaths
68Türkiye220.1deaths
69United Kingdom211.0deaths
70Republic of The Gambia207.3deaths
71Cambodia202.2deaths
72Poland199.0deaths
73Colombia191.0deaths
74North Korea176.3deaths
75Tajikistan172.7deaths
76France154.3deaths
77Equatorial Guinea147.3deaths
78Gabon143.0deaths
79Uzbekistan132.4deaths
80Guatemala127.1deaths
81Germany126.6deaths
82Djibouti126.5deaths
83Italy123.2deaths
84Namibia122.0deaths
85Lao People's Democratic Republic120.4deaths
86Eswatini116.1deaths
87Dominican Republic105.6deaths
88Peru94.1deaths
89Botswana92.1deaths
90Spain86.9deaths
91Bolivia86.7deaths
92Romania85.0deaths
93Comoros83.4deaths
94Ecuador83.2deaths
95Saudi Arabia83.2deaths
96Kazakhstan72.1deaths
97Canada71.9deaths
98Belarus61.6deaths
99Honduras58.6deaths
100Paraguay55.3deaths
101Netherlands55.1deaths
102Cuba53.5deaths
103Tunisia49.0deaths
104Libya47.0deaths
105Portugal44.2deaths
106South Korea42.2deaths
107Chile42.1deaths
108El Salvador40.8deaths
109Belgium40.7deaths
110Serbia39.1deaths
111Georgia37.0deaths
112Mongolia35.7deaths
113Turkmenistan34.5deaths
114Hungary34.1deaths
115Jordan33.8deaths
116United Arab Emirates33.8deaths
117Timor-Leste33.2deaths
118Azerbaijan31.4deaths
119Kyrgyzstan30.6deaths
120Australia30.1deaths
121Czech Republic25.6deaths
122Armenia24.3deaths
123Lebanon23.6deaths
124Sweden23.6deaths
125Slovakia22.2deaths
126Costa Rica21.7deaths
127Denmark20.5deaths
128Nicaragua18.6deaths
129Panama17.5deaths
130Bulgaria16.8deaths
131Greece15.8deaths
132Jamaica15.4deaths
133Croatia15.4deaths
134Austria15.0deaths
135Cape Verde14.5deaths
136Fiji14.4deaths
137Moldova, Republic of14.3deaths
138Bhutan14.0deaths
139Lithuania12.7deaths
140Latvia12.6deaths
141Trinidad and Tobago12.2deaths
142Israel12.0deaths
143Switzerland11.3deaths
144Norway11.1deaths
145Oman10.9deaths
146Uruguay10.3deaths
147New Zealand10.3deaths
148Ireland10.0deaths
149Bosnia and Herzegovina9.5deaths
150Kuwait9.4deaths
151Guyana9.2deaths
152Mauritius9.0deaths
153Kiribati8.9deaths
154Finland8.2deaths
155Solomon Islands6.6deaths
156Albania6.2deaths
157Slovenia5.7deaths
158Suriname5.6deaths
159Qatar5.6deaths
160Vanuatu5.5deaths
161Bahrain4.2deaths
162Estonia3.6deaths
163Sao Tome and Principe3.1deaths
164Samoa2.6deaths
165Singapore2.4deaths
166Seychelles2.0deaths
167Barbados2.0deaths
168Bahamas2.0deaths
169Tonga2.0deaths
170Maldives1.9deaths
171Cyprus1.9deaths
172The Republic of North Macedonia1.7deaths
173Micronesia, Federated States of1.7deaths
174Belize1.1deaths
175Montenegro1.0deaths
176Luxembourg0.9deaths
177Saint Lucia0.8deaths
178Brunei Darussalam0.8deaths
179Marshall Islands0.8deaths
180Iceland0.5deaths
181Dominica0.5deaths
182Saint Kitts and Nevis0.5deaths
183Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.4deaths
184Nauru0.2deaths
185Monaco0.2deaths
186Palau0.2deaths
187Malta0.2deaths
188Tuvalu0.2deaths
189Cook Islands0.0deaths
190San Marino0.0deaths
191Niue0.0deaths
192Andorra0.0deaths
193Grenada0.0deaths
194Antigua and Barbuda0.0deaths
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Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2021).

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