Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Latvia: Death rate from meningitis

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
0.68 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Latvia
0.67 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
98th
Latvia rank
99th

Death rate from meningitis over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Latvia
0123200020102021

How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people in Latvia, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 98th and Latvia ranks 99th 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Latvia Difference Ahead
2000s 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people 0.798 deaths per 100,000 people 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 0.973 deaths per 100,000 people 0.582 deaths per 100,000 people 0.391 deaths per 100,000 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 0.685 deaths per 100,000 people 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people 0.205 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, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Latvia?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people in Latvia as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from meningitis between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Latvia?
0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Latvia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Latvia rank globally for death rate from meningitis?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 98th and Latvia ranks 99th 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

Estimated number of deaths from meningitis in both sexes, per 100,000 people.