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

0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Naoero ahead.

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

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 Naoero: Death rate from meningitis

Bhutan

1.8 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Naoero

1.84 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Bhutan rank

60th

Naoero rank

59th

Death rate from meningitis over time

Bhutan
Naoero

How they compare

Naoero currently reports 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people in Bhutan, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 60th and Naoero ranks 59th of 194 countries.

Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Naoero	Difference	Ahead
2000s	5.99 deaths per 100,000 people	3.08 deaths per 100,000 people	2.91 deaths per 100,000 people	Bhutan
2010s	2.58 deaths per 100,000 people	2 deaths per 100,000 people	0.576 deaths per 100,000 people	Bhutan
2020s	1.85 deaths per 100,000 people	1.85 deaths per 100,000 people	0 deaths per 100,000 people	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from meningitis, Bhutan or Naoero?: Naoero, at 1.84 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 Naoero?: 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Naoero ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Naoero?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Bhutan and Naoero rank globally for death rate from meningitis?: Bhutan ranks 60th and Naoero ranks 59th 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.