China vs Costa Rica: Death rate from meningitis
China
0.4 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Costa Rica
0.42 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
China rank
127th
Costa Rica rank
124th
Death rate from meningitis over time
- China
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.4 deaths per 100,000 people in China, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was China ahead.
China ranks 127th and Costa Rica ranks 124th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.699 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.682 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.017 deaths per 100,000 people | China |
| 2010s | 0.504 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.456 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.048 deaths per 100,000 people | China |
| 2020s | 0.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.425 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.015 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from meningitis, China or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.4 deaths per 100,000 people in China as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from meningitis between China and Costa Rica?
- 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Costa Rica?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do China and Costa Rica rank globally for death rate from meningitis?
- China ranks 127th and Costa Rica ranks 124th 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from meningitis in both sexes, per 100,000 people.