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

3.62 deaths per 100,000 people, with Nigeria ahead.

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

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 Nigeria: Death rate from meningitis

Burkina Faso

14.94 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Nigeria

18.56 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Burkina Faso rank

9th

Nigeria rank

6th

Death rate from meningitis over time

Burkina Faso
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 18.56 deaths per 100,000 people against 14.94 deaths per 100,000 people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 3.62 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Nigeria'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 Nigeria ranks 6th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	45.56 deaths per 100,000 people	27.88 deaths per 100,000 people	17.68 deaths per 100,000 people	Burkina Faso
2010s	22.89 deaths per 100,000 people	22.41 deaths per 100,000 people	0.482 deaths per 100,000 people	Burkina Faso
2020s	14.96 deaths per 100,000 people	18.61 deaths per 100,000 people	3.65 deaths per 100,000 people	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from meningitis, Burkina Faso or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 18.56 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 Nigeria?: 3.62 deaths per 100,000 people, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nigeria?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Burkina Faso and Nigeria rank globally for death rate from meningitis?: Burkina Faso ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 6th 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.