What is the difference in death rate from meningitis between Burkina Faso and Mali?

2.73 deaths per 100,000 people, with Mali ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?

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.

Burkina Faso vs Mali: Death rate from meningitis

Burkina Faso

14.94 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Mali

17.67 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Burkina Faso rank

9th

Mali rank

8th

Death rate from meningitis over time

Burkina Faso
Mali

How they compare

Mali currently reports 17.67 deaths per 100,000 people against 14.94 deaths per 100,000 people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 9th and Mali ranks 8th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Mali	Difference	Ahead
2000s	45.56 deaths per 100,000 people	44.93 deaths per 100,000 people	0.626 deaths per 100,000 people	Burkina Faso
2010s	22.89 deaths per 100,000 people	25.67 deaths per 100,000 people	2.79 deaths per 100,000 people	Mali
2020s	14.96 deaths per 100,000 people	17.95 deaths per 100,000 people	2.99 deaths per 100,000 people	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from meningitis, Burkina Faso or Mali?: Mali, at 17.67 deaths per 100,000 people against 14.94 deaths per 100,000 people in Burkina Faso as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from meningitis between Burkina Faso and Mali?: 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for death rate from meningitis?: Burkina Faso ranks 9th and Mali ranks 8th 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.