Italy vs New Zealand: Death rate from meningitis
Italy
0.21 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
New Zealand
0.2 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Italy rank
167th
New Zealand rank
169th
Death rate from meningitis over time
- Italy
- New Zealand
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.
Italy ranks 167th and New Zealand ranks 169th of 194 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.248 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.624 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.376 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.212 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.275 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.063 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from meningitis, Italy or New Zealand?
- Italy, at 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from meningitis between Italy and New Zealand?
- 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and New Zealand?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Italy and New Zealand rank globally for death rate from meningitis?
- Italy ranks 167th and New Zealand ranks 169th 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.