Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Yemen: Death rate from meningitis

Lao People's Democratic Republic
1.62 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Yemen
1.78 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
64th
Yemen rank
61st

Death rate from meningitis over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Yemen
24681012200020102021

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 64th and Yemen ranks 61st of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Yemen Difference Ahead
2000s 7.8 deaths per 100,000 people 4.91 deaths per 100,000 people 2.9 deaths per 100,000 people Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 2.69 deaths per 100,000 people 2.15 deaths per 100,000 people 0.539 deaths per 100,000 people Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from meningitis, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Yemen?
Yemen, at 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from meningitis between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Yemen?
0.16 deaths per 100,000 people, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Yemen?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Yemen rank globally for death rate from meningitis?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 64th and Yemen ranks 61st 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

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.