Cameroon vs Guinea-Bissau: Death rate from meningitis
Cameroon
12.2 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Guinea-Bissau
11 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Cameroon rank
15th
Guinea-Bissau rank
18th
Death rate from meningitis over time
- Cameroon
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 12.2 deaths per 100,000 people against 11 deaths per 100,000 people in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Cameroon ranks 15th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 18th of 194 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 28.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.079 deaths per 100,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 15.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.985 deaths per 100,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 12.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from meningitis, Cameroon or Guinea-Bissau?
- Cameroon, at 12.2 deaths per 100,000 people against 11 deaths per 100,000 people in Guinea-Bissau as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from meningitis between Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?
- 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for death rate from meningitis?
- Cameroon ranks 15th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 18th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from meningitis in both sexes, per 100,000 people.