What is the difference in death rate from meningitis between Bhutan and Marshall Islands?

0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Marshall Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Marshall Islands?

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.

Bhutan vs Marshall Islands: Death rate from meningitis

Bhutan

1.8 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Marshall Islands

1.85 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Bhutan rank

60th

Marshall Islands rank

58th

Death rate from meningitis over time

Bhutan
Marshall Islands

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people in Bhutan, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 60th and Marshall Islands ranks 58th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Marshall Islands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Marshall Islands	Difference	Ahead
2000s	5.99 deaths per 100,000 people	3.79 deaths per 100,000 people	2.2 deaths per 100,000 people	Bhutan
2010s	2.58 deaths per 100,000 people	2.81 deaths per 100,000 people	0.233 deaths per 100,000 people	Marshall Islands
2020s	1.85 deaths per 100,000 people	1.95 deaths per 100,000 people	0.095 deaths per 100,000 people	Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from meningitis, Bhutan or Marshall Islands?: Marshall Islands, at 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people in Bhutan as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from meningitis between Bhutan and Marshall Islands?: 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Marshall Islands?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Bhutan and Marshall Islands rank globally for death rate from meningitis?: Bhutan ranks 60th and Marshall Islands ranks 58th 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.