Angola vs Sierra Leone: Death rate from meningitis
Angola
12.53 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sierra Leone
14.05 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Angola rank
14th
Sierra Leone rank
11th
Death rate from meningitis over time
- Angola
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 14.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.53 deaths per 100,000 people in Angola, a difference of 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 14th and Sierra Leone ranks 11th of 194 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 34.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.607 deaths per 100,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 15.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.63 deaths per 100,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 12.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.97 deaths per 100,000 people | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from meningitis, Angola or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 14.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.53 deaths per 100,000 people in Angola as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from meningitis between Angola and Sierra Leone?
- 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Sierra Leone?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Angola and Sierra Leone rank globally for death rate from meningitis?
- Angola ranks 14th and Sierra Leone ranks 11th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from meningitis. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from meningitis in both sexes, per 100,000 people.