Costa Rica vs Slovakia: Death rate from meningitis
Costa Rica
0.42 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Slovakia
0.41 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
124th
Slovakia rank
126th
Death rate from meningitis over time
- Costa Rica
- Slovakia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.41 deaths per 100,000 people in Slovakia, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 124th and Slovakia ranks 126th of 194 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.682 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.473 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.209 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.456 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.036 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.425 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.065 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, Costa Rica or Slovakia?
- Costa Rica, at 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.41 deaths per 100,000 people in Slovakia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from meningitis between Costa Rica and Slovakia?
- 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Slovakia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Slovakia rank globally for death rate from meningitis?
- Costa Rica ranks 124th and Slovakia ranks 126th 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.