What is the difference in death rate from meningitis between Eswatini and Zambia?

0.68 deaths per 100,000 people, with Eswatini ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Zambia?

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.

Eswatini vs Zambia: Death rate from meningitis

Eswatini

9.73 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Zambia

9.05 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Eswatini rank

26th

Zambia rank

29th

Death rate from meningitis over time

Eswatini
Zambia

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 9.73 deaths per 100,000 people against 9.05 deaths per 100,000 people in Zambia, a difference of 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zambia ahead.

Eswatini ranks 26th and Zambia ranks 29th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	11.72 deaths per 100,000 people	20.44 deaths per 100,000 people	8.72 deaths per 100,000 people	Zambia
2010s	10.58 deaths per 100,000 people	10.07 deaths per 100,000 people	0.515 deaths per 100,000 people	Eswatini
2020s	9.3 deaths per 100,000 people	8.62 deaths per 100,000 people	0.675 deaths per 100,000 people	Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from meningitis, Eswatini or Zambia?: Eswatini, at 9.73 deaths per 100,000 people against 9.05 deaths per 100,000 people in Zambia as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from meningitis between Eswatini and Zambia?: 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Zambia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Eswatini and Zambia rank globally for death rate from meningitis?: Eswatini ranks 26th and Zambia ranks 29th 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.