social2023

Meningiti Under 5

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 Data204 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
8.9deaths per 100,000 people
Median: 2.0deaths per 100,000 people
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
Niger
85.8deaths per 100,000 people
Lowest
Andorra
0.1deaths per 100,000 people
Top 5 Countries
1Niger85.8deaths per 100,000 people
2South Sudan79.7deaths per 100,000 people
3Chad69.6deaths per 100,000 people
4Somalia63.6deaths per 100,000 people
5Sierra Leone62.4deaths per 100,000 people
By Region
Africa16.7deaths per 100,000 people(9 countries)
Other12.3deaths per 100,000 people(124 countries)
Asia4.2deaths per 100,000 people(26 countries)
South America1.4deaths per 100,000 people(7 countries)
North America1.1deaths 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 (0.1deaths per 100,000 people)High (85.8deaths per 100,000 people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 8.9deaths per 100,000 people)

Africa (9)
Other (124)
Asia (26)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)

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
1Niger85.8deaths per 100,000 people
2South Sudan79.7deaths per 100,000 people
3Chad69.6deaths per 100,000 people
4Somalia63.6deaths per 100,000 people
5Sierra Leone62.4deaths per 100,000 people
6Guinea61.6deaths per 100,000 people
7Central African Republic56.3deaths per 100,000 people
8Nigeria54.9deaths per 100,000 people
9Mali45.7deaths per 100,000 people
10Liberia41.4deaths per 100,000 people
11Eritrea40.6deaths per 100,000 people
12Haiti38.6deaths per 100,000 people
13Angola33.0deaths per 100,000 people
14Burundi31.9deaths per 100,000 people
15Afghanistan30.1deaths per 100,000 people
16Zimbabwe30.0deaths per 100,000 people
17Madagascar29.4deaths per 100,000 people
18Guinea-Bissau29.4deaths per 100,000 people
19Benin29.0deaths per 100,000 people
20Comoros27.4deaths per 100,000 people
21Cote d'Ivoire27.3deaths per 100,000 people
22Mozambique27.2deaths per 100,000 people
23Kiribati27.2deaths per 100,000 people
24Cameroon26.5deaths per 100,000 people
25Burkina Faso25.4deaths per 100,000 people
26Zambia25.0deaths per 100,000 people
27Togo24.0deaths per 100,000 people
28Democratic Republic of the Congo23.5deaths per 100,000 people
29Rwanda23.2deaths per 100,000 people
30Republic of The Gambia23.0deaths per 100,000 people
31Djibouti21.7deaths per 100,000 people
32Timor-Leste19.3deaths per 100,000 people
33Senegal19.3deaths per 100,000 people
34Ethiopia18.5deaths per 100,000 people
35Pakistan18.3deaths per 100,000 people
36Uganda18.2deaths per 100,000 people
37Myanmar17.1deaths per 100,000 people
38Eswatini17.0deaths per 100,000 people
39Malawi16.8deaths per 100,000 people
40Lesotho15.9deaths per 100,000 people
41Republic of the Congo15.8deaths per 100,000 people
42Kenya15.3deaths per 100,000 people
43Lao People's Democratic Republic14.5deaths per 100,000 people
44Mauritania14.3deaths per 100,000 people
45Indonesia14.1deaths per 100,000 people
46Equatorial Guinea13.7deaths per 100,000 people
47United Republic of Tanzania13.0deaths per 100,000 people
48Ghana12.7deaths per 100,000 people
49Gabon12.1deaths per 100,000 people
50Namibia11.3deaths per 100,000 people
51South Africa9.7deaths per 100,000 people
52Tonga8.3deaths per 100,000 people
53Venezuela7.9deaths per 100,000 people
54Yemen7.7deaths per 100,000 people
55Botswana7.6deaths per 100,000 people
56Suriname7.4deaths per 100,000 people
57Cambodia6.6deaths per 100,000 people
58Philippines6.3deaths per 100,000 people
59Greenland6.1deaths per 100,000 people
60Nauru6.0deaths per 100,000 people
61Nepal5.6deaths per 100,000 people
62India5.5deaths per 100,000 people
63Papua New Guinea5.3deaths per 100,000 people
64Cape Verde5.0deaths per 100,000 people
65Sao Tome and Principe4.9deaths per 100,000 people
66Sudan4.6deaths per 100,000 people
67Tuvalu4.3deaths per 100,000 people
68Fiji4.3deaths per 100,000 people
69Dominican Republic4.1deaths per 100,000 people
70Micronesia, Federated States of4.0deaths per 100,000 people
71Moldova, Republic of4.0deaths per 100,000 people
72Bolivia3.9deaths per 100,000 people
73Seychelles3.7deaths per 100,000 people
74Iraq3.6deaths per 100,000 people
75Bhutan3.4deaths per 100,000 people
76Marshall Islands3.4deaths per 100,000 people
77Tajikistan3.3deaths per 100,000 people
78Azerbaijan3.1deaths per 100,000 people
79Samoa3.1deaths per 100,000 people
80Vanuatu3.0deaths per 100,000 people
81Tokelau3.0deaths per 100,000 people
82North Korea2.9deaths per 100,000 people
83Sri Lanka2.9deaths per 100,000 people
84Paraguay2.9deaths per 100,000 people
85Honduras2.8deaths per 100,000 people
86Guyana2.7deaths per 100,000 people
87Morocco2.5deaths per 100,000 people
88Tunisia2.5deaths per 100,000 people
89Vietnam2.4deaths per 100,000 people
90Bangladesh2.4deaths per 100,000 people
91Saint Kitts and Nevis2.4deaths per 100,000 people
92Turkmenistan2.3deaths per 100,000 people
93Mongolia2.3deaths per 100,000 people
94Ukraine2.3deaths per 100,000 people
95Syrian Arab Republic2.3deaths per 100,000 people
96Dominica2.2deaths per 100,000 people
97Guatemala2.2deaths per 100,000 people
98Ecuador2.2deaths per 100,000 people
99Palau2.2deaths per 100,000 people
100Panama2.2deaths per 100,000 people
101Nicaragua2.2deaths per 100,000 people
102Jordan2.1deaths per 100,000 people
103Uzbekistan2.0deaths per 100,000 people
104Barbados2.0deaths per 100,000 people
105Belize2.0deaths per 100,000 people
106Jamaica2.0deaths per 100,000 people
107Trinidad and Tobago2.0deaths per 100,000 people
108Kazakhstan2.0deaths per 100,000 people
109Mauritius1.9deaths per 100,000 people
110Bahamas1.9deaths per 100,000 people
111Lebanon1.9deaths per 100,000 people
112Libya1.8deaths per 100,000 people
113Egypt1.8deaths per 100,000 people
114Colombia1.8deaths per 100,000 people
115Peru1.7deaths per 100,000 people
116Brazil1.7deaths per 100,000 people
117American Samoa1.7deaths per 100,000 people
118Kyrgyzstan1.7deaths per 100,000 people
119Thailand1.7deaths per 100,000 people
120Niue1.6deaths per 100,000 people
121El Salvador1.5deaths per 100,000 people
122Algeria1.5deaths per 100,000 people
123Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.5deaths per 100,000 people
124Belarus1.5deaths per 100,000 people
125Russian Federation1.4deaths per 100,000 people
126Maldives1.4deaths per 100,000 people
127New Zealand1.4deaths per 100,000 people
128Saint Lucia1.4deaths per 100,000 people
129Cuba1.3deaths per 100,000 people
130Antigua and Barbuda1.3deaths per 100,000 people
131Malaysia1.3deaths per 100,000 people
132Guam1.2deaths per 100,000 people
133Argentina1.2deaths per 100,000 people
134Brunei Darussalam1.1deaths per 100,000 people
135State of Palestine1.1deaths per 100,000 people
136Albania1.1deaths per 100,000 people
137Mexico1.0deaths per 100,000 people
138Lithuania1.0deaths per 100,000 people
139Solomon Islands1.0deaths per 100,000 people
140Islamic Republic of Iran1.0deaths per 100,000 people
141Bulgaria0.9deaths per 100,000 people
142Latvia0.9deaths per 100,000 people
143People's Republic of China0.9deaths per 100,000 people
144Georgia0.9deaths per 100,000 people
145United Arab Emirates0.8deaths per 100,000 people
146Türkiye0.8deaths per 100,000 people
147The Republic of North Macedonia0.8deaths per 100,000 people
148Denmark0.8deaths per 100,000 people
149Costa Rica0.8deaths per 100,000 people
150Chile0.8deaths per 100,000 people
151Hungary0.8deaths per 100,000 people
152Taiwan, Province of China0.8deaths per 100,000 people
153Estonia0.7deaths per 100,000 people
154Iceland0.7deaths per 100,000 people
155Grenada0.7deaths per 100,000 people
156Portugal0.7deaths per 100,000 people
157Romania0.7deaths per 100,000 people
158Slovakia0.7deaths per 100,000 people
159Netherlands0.7deaths per 100,000 people
160Montenegro0.7deaths per 100,000 people
161Switzerland0.7deaths per 100,000 people
162Kuwait0.7deaths per 100,000 people
163Uruguay0.7deaths per 100,000 people
164United Kingdom0.6deaths per 100,000 people
165Bosnia and Herzegovina0.6deaths per 100,000 people
166Saudi Arabia0.6deaths per 100,000 people
167France0.6deaths per 100,000 people
168Armenia0.6deaths per 100,000 people
169Monaco0.6deaths per 100,000 people
170United States of America0.6deaths per 100,000 people
171Israel0.6deaths per 100,000 people
172Canada0.6deaths per 100,000 people
173Bermuda0.5deaths per 100,000 people
174Northern Mariana Islands0.5deaths per 100,000 people
175Oman0.5deaths per 100,000 people
176Poland0.5deaths per 100,000 people
177Malta0.5deaths per 100,000 people
178Spain0.5deaths per 100,000 people
179Serbia0.5deaths per 100,000 people
180Greece0.5deaths per 100,000 people
181Croatia0.4deaths per 100,000 people
182Ireland0.4deaths per 100,000 people
183Belgium0.4deaths per 100,000 people
184Australia0.4deaths per 100,000 people
185Qatar0.4deaths per 100,000 people
186Finland0.4deaths per 100,000 people
187Cyprus0.4deaths per 100,000 people
188Sweden0.4deaths per 100,000 people
189Germany0.3deaths per 100,000 people
190Austria0.3deaths per 100,000 people
191Cook Islands0.3deaths per 100,000 people
192Czech Republic0.3deaths per 100,000 people
193Bahrain0.3deaths per 100,000 people
194Italy0.3deaths per 100,000 people
195San Marino0.3deaths per 100,000 people
196Slovenia0.3deaths per 100,000 people
197Norway0.3deaths per 100,000 people
198Luxembourg0.2deaths per 100,000 people
199Japan0.2deaths per 100,000 people
200Singapore0.2deaths per 100,000 people
201Puerto Rico0.2deaths per 100,000 people
202South Korea0.2deaths per 100,000 people
203Virgin Islands, U.S.0.1deaths per 100,000 people
204Andorra0.1deaths 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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