El Salvador vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Death rate from meningitis
El Salvador
0.65 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
0.68 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
El Salvador rank
101st
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
98th
Death rate from meningitis over time
- El Salvador
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.65 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
El Salvador ranks 101st and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 98th of 194 countries.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.487 deaths per 100,000 people | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 0.878 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.973 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.095 deaths per 100,000 people | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2020s | 0.655 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.685 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from meningitis, El Salvador or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.65 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from meningitis between El Salvador and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for death rate from meningitis?
- El Salvador ranks 101st and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 98th 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.