social2023
Total number of deaths from meningitis
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.
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Key Insights
Global Average
1,268.0deaths
Median: 76.9deaths
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
Nigeria
74,023.2deaths
Lowest
Niue
0.0deaths
Top 5 Countries
1Nigeria74,023.2deaths
2India16,654.2deaths
3Ethiopia13,027.2deaths
4Democratic Republic of the Congo10,385.2deaths
5Pakistan9,742.4deaths
By Region
Africa11,621.9deaths(9 countries)
Asia1,883.2deaths(26 countries)
Other792.7deaths(124 countries)
North America481.6deaths(4 countries)
South America401.0deaths(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 (74,023.2deaths)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 1,268.0deaths)
Africa (9)
Asia (26)
Other (124)
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.
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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 | 74,023.2deaths |
| 2 | India | 16,654.2deaths |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 13,027.2deaths |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10,385.2deaths |
| 5 | Pakistan | 9,742.4deaths |
| 6 | Niger | 7,994.3deaths |
| 7 | Indonesia | 6,422.1deaths |
| 8 | Kenya | 6,304.1deaths |
| 9 | Somalia | 5,730.4deaths |
| 10 | Chad | 5,556.8deaths |
| 11 | Mali | 4,990.7deaths |
| 12 | Uganda | 4,497.5deaths |
| 13 | People's Republic of China | 4,480.6deaths |
| 14 | Angola | 4,096.9deaths |
| 15 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4,051.9deaths |
| 16 | Cameroon | 4,000.6deaths |
| 17 | Madagascar | 3,979.1deaths |
| 18 | Mozambique | 3,636.5deaths |
| 19 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3,496.3deaths |
| 20 | Ghana | 3,394.4deaths |
| 21 | Guinea | 3,221.2deaths |
| 22 | South Sudan | 2,803.3deaths |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 2,788.3deaths |
| 24 | Zambia | 2,520.7deaths |
| 25 | South Africa | 2,518.0deaths |
| 26 | Afghanistan | 2,497.4deaths |
| 27 | Malawi | 2,413.5deaths |
| 28 | Burundi | 2,172.3deaths |
| 29 | Senegal | 2,008.5deaths |
| 30 | Bangladesh | 1,945.4deaths |
| 31 | Benin | 1,747.4deaths |
| 32 | Sierra Leone | 1,670.3deaths |
| 33 | Zimbabwe | 1,655.4deaths |
| 34 | Brazil | 1,575.7deaths |
| 35 | Philippines | 1,567.8deaths |
| 36 | Russian Federation | 1,502.0deaths |
| 37 | Central African Republic | 1,430.6deaths |
| 38 | Myanmar | 1,420.8deaths |
| 39 | Rwanda | 1,334.2deaths |
| 40 | Eritrea | 1,237.2deaths |
| 41 | United States of America | 1,038.8deaths |
| 42 | Thailand | 991.8deaths |
| 43 | Togo | 892.1deaths |
| 44 | Haiti | 889.8deaths |
| 45 | Liberia | 795.3deaths |
| 46 | Nepal | 759.4deaths |
| 47 | Yemen | 751.2deaths |
| 48 | Mexico | 656.9deaths |
| 49 | Sri Lanka | 650.8deaths |
| 50 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 622.6deaths |
| 51 | Vietnam | 618.6deaths |
| 52 | Sudan | 602.1deaths |
| 53 | Egypt | 558.1deaths |
| 54 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 555.5deaths |
| 55 | Iraq | 554.0deaths |
| 56 | Japan | 536.0deaths |
| 57 | Republic of the Congo | 411.1deaths |
| 58 | Guinea-Bissau | 397.2deaths |
| 59 | Argentina | 395.0deaths |
| 60 | Colombia | 364.4deaths |
| 61 | Morocco | 351.1deaths |
| 62 | Venezuela | 346.2deaths |
| 63 | Republic of The Gambia | 338.6deaths |
| 64 | Mauritania | 328.4deaths |
| 65 | Algeria | 324.2deaths |
| 66 | Türkiye | 293.6deaths |
| 67 | Cambodia | 258.1deaths |
| 68 | Malaysia | 249.4deaths |
| 69 | Ukraine | 244.6deaths |
| 70 | France | 238.3deaths |
| 71 | Syrian Arab Republic | 232.2deaths |
| 72 | Uzbekistan | 215.0deaths |
| 73 | Poland | 211.3deaths |
| 74 | North Korea | 200.7deaths |
| 75 | Peru | 200.0deaths |
| 76 | Kazakhstan | 183.3deaths |
| 77 | Germany | 182.4deaths |
| 78 | Italy | 176.3deaths |
| 79 | United Kingdom | 159.4deaths |
| 80 | Namibia | 151.8deaths |
| 81 | Lesotho | 147.5deaths |
| 82 | Papua New Guinea | 145.2deaths |
| 83 | Spain | 144.3deaths |
| 84 | Bolivia | 134.4deaths |
| 85 | Guatemala | 130.5deaths |
| 86 | Ecuador | 128.6deaths |
| 87 | Taiwan, Province of China | 126.9deaths |
| 88 | Djibouti | 124.7deaths |
| 89 | Chile | 123.4deaths |
| 90 | South Korea | 122.6deaths |
| 91 | Saudi Arabia | 112.8deaths |
| 92 | Tunisia | 111.5deaths |
| 93 | Gabon | 108.1deaths |
| 94 | Cuba | 101.4deaths |
| 95 | Canada | 100.2deaths |
| 96 | Dominican Republic | 97.4deaths |
| 97 | Tajikistan | 92.0deaths |
| 98 | Comoros | 86.4deaths |
| 99 | Botswana | 86.0deaths |
| 100 | Equatorial Guinea | 83.8deaths |
| 101 | Netherlands | 78.0deaths |
| 102 | Eswatini | 77.6deaths |
| 103 | Honduras | 76.2deaths |
| 104 | Romania | 73.9deaths |
| 105 | Jordan | 69.5deaths |
| 106 | Belarus | 66.4deaths |
| 107 | Paraguay | 61.5deaths |
| 108 | Hungary | 58.5deaths |
| 109 | Azerbaijan | 54.9deaths |
| 110 | Timor-Leste | 54.2deaths |
| 111 | Portugal | 52.8deaths |
| 112 | Nicaragua | 51.8deaths |
| 113 | Libya | 48.9deaths |
| 114 | El Salvador | 42.7deaths |
| 115 | Lebanon | 38.9deaths |
| 116 | Turkmenistan | 38.9deaths |
| 117 | United Arab Emirates | 38.7deaths |
| 118 | Czech Republic | 37.7deaths |
| 119 | Bulgaria | 35.9deaths |
| 120 | Mongolia | 35.5deaths |
| 121 | Australia | 35.1deaths |
| 122 | Belgium | 34.7deaths |
| 123 | Kyrgyzstan | 33.9deaths |
| 124 | Switzerland | 32.4deaths |
| 125 | Georgia | 32.3deaths |
| 126 | Serbia | 31.9deaths |
| 127 | Panama | 31.5deaths |
| 128 | Moldova, Republic of | 30.7deaths |
| 129 | Denmark | 30.0deaths |
| 130 | Costa Rica | 29.8deaths |
| 131 | Sweden | 28.8deaths |
| 132 | Greece | 28.4deaths |
| 133 | Israel | 23.9deaths |
| 134 | Lithuania | 23.8deaths |
| 135 | State of Palestine | 22.9deaths |
| 136 | Austria | 21.4deaths |
| 137 | Uruguay | 20.0deaths |
| 138 | Slovakia | 19.8deaths |
| 139 | New Zealand | 19.8deaths |
| 140 | Jamaica | 19.0deaths |
| 141 | Finland | 17.2deaths |
| 142 | Latvia | 16.4deaths |
| 143 | Croatia | 15.0deaths |
| 144 | Singapore | 14.1deaths |
| 145 | Oman | 13.7deaths |
| 146 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.4deaths |
| 147 | Cape Verde | 12.4deaths |
| 148 | Ireland | 12.3deaths |
| 149 | Fiji | 12.3deaths |
| 150 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.9deaths |
| 151 | Mauritius | 11.3deaths |
| 152 | Kiribati | 10.8deaths |
| 153 | Kuwait | 10.6deaths |
| 154 | Bhutan | 10.1deaths |
| 155 | Norway | 9.7deaths |
| 156 | Suriname | 8.8deaths |
| 157 | Estonia | 8.7deaths |
| 158 | Armenia | 8.6deaths |
| 159 | Slovenia | 6.8deaths |
| 160 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 6.6deaths |
| 161 | Albania | 6.3deaths |
| 162 | Guyana | 5.6deaths |
| 163 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.1deaths |
| 164 | Vanuatu | 4.9deaths |
| 165 | Solomon Islands | 4.2deaths |
| 166 | Qatar | 4.2deaths |
| 167 | Puerto Rico | 3.3deaths |
| 168 | Bahrain | 3.1deaths |
| 169 | Barbados | 3.0deaths |
| 170 | Bahamas | 2.8deaths |
| 171 | Samoa | 2.7deaths |
| 172 | Tonga | 2.4deaths |
| 173 | Cyprus | 2.4deaths |
| 174 | Seychelles | 2.3deaths |
| 175 | Belize | 2.2deaths |
| 176 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 2.1deaths |
| 177 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.8deaths |
| 178 | Montenegro | 1.7deaths |
| 179 | Maldives | 1.7deaths |
| 180 | Iceland | 1.2deaths |
| 181 | Malta | 1.2deaths |
| 182 | Greenland | 1.0deaths |
| 183 | Saint Lucia | 1.0deaths |
| 184 | Luxembourg | 0.9deaths |
| 185 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.7deaths |
| 186 | Dominica | 0.6deaths |
| 187 | Guam | 0.6deaths |
| 188 | Marshall Islands | 0.6deaths |
| 189 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.5deaths |
| 190 | Grenada | 0.5deaths |
| 191 | American Samoa | 0.4deaths |
| 192 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.4deaths |
| 193 | Nauru | 0.3deaths |
| 194 | Bermuda | 0.2deaths |
| 195 | Tuvalu | 0.2deaths |
| 196 | Monaco | 0.2deaths |
| 197 | Palau | 0.1deaths |
| 198 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.1deaths |
| 199 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 0.1deaths |
| 200 | Cook Islands | 0.0deaths |
| 201 | San Marino | 0.0deaths |
| 202 | Andorra | 0.0deaths |
| 203 | Tokelau | 0.0deaths |
| 204 | Niue | 0.0deaths |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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