What is the difference in death rate from meningitis between Belgium and United Arab Emirates?

0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Belgium ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United Arab Emirates?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – 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.

Belgium vs United Arab Emirates: Death rate from meningitis

Belgium

0.35 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

United Arab Emirates

0.34 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Belgium rank

138th

United Arab Emirates rank

141st

Death rate from meningitis over time

Belgium
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.34 deaths per 100,000 people in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Belgium ranks 138th and United Arab Emirates ranks 141st of 194 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.538 deaths per 100,000 people	0.591 deaths per 100,000 people	0.053 deaths per 100,000 people	United Arab Emirates
2010s	0.357 deaths per 100,000 people	0.474 deaths per 100,000 people	0.117 deaths per 100,000 people	United Arab Emirates
2020s	0.295 deaths per 100,000 people	0.375 deaths per 100,000 people	0.08 deaths per 100,000 people	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from meningitis, Belgium or United Arab Emirates?: Belgium, at 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.34 deaths per 100,000 people in United Arab Emirates as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from meningitis between Belgium and United Arab Emirates?: 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United Arab Emirates?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Belgium and United Arab Emirates rank globally for death rate from meningitis?: Belgium ranks 138th and United Arab Emirates ranks 141st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – 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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Indicator: Death rate from meningitis
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from meningitis in both sexes, per 100,000 people.