What is the difference in death rate from meningitis between Central African Republic and Guinea?

3.57 deaths per 100,000 people, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Guinea?

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.

Central African Republic vs Guinea: Death rate from meningitis

Central African Republic

21.54 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Guinea

17.97 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Central African Republic rank

4th

Guinea rank

7th

Death rate from meningitis over time

Central African Republic
Guinea

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 21.54 deaths per 100,000 people against 17.97 deaths per 100,000 people in Guinea, a difference of 3.57 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.2 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 4th and Guinea ranks 7th of 194 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Guinea	Difference	Ahead
2000s	32.15 deaths per 100,000 people	29.78 deaths per 100,000 people	2.37 deaths per 100,000 people	Central African Republic
2010s	26.79 deaths per 100,000 people	22.35 deaths per 100,000 people	4.43 deaths per 100,000 people	Central African Republic
2020s	22.73 deaths per 100,000 people	18.54 deaths per 100,000 people	4.2 deaths per 100,000 people	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from meningitis, Central African Republic or Guinea?: Central African Republic, at 21.54 deaths per 100,000 people against 17.97 deaths per 100,000 people in Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from meningitis between Central African Republic and Guinea?: 3.57 deaths per 100,000 people, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Guinea?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Central African Republic and Guinea rank globally for death rate from meningitis?: Central African Republic ranks 4th and Guinea ranks 7th 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.