What is the difference in death rate from meningitis between Liberia and Mozambique?

0.37 deaths per 100,000 people, with Liberia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Mozambique?

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.

Liberia vs Mozambique: Death rate from meningitis

Liberia

9.8 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Mozambique

9.43 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Liberia rank

25th

Mozambique rank

28th

Death rate from meningitis over time

Liberia
Mozambique

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 9.8 deaths per 100,000 people against 9.43 deaths per 100,000 people in Mozambique, a difference of 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 25th and Mozambique ranks 28th of 194 countries.

Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Mozambique	Difference	Ahead
2000s	23.22 deaths per 100,000 people	20.29 deaths per 100,000 people	2.92 deaths per 100,000 people	Liberia
2010s	13.32 deaths per 100,000 people	12.32 deaths per 100,000 people	0.996 deaths per 100,000 people	Liberia
2020s	10.49 deaths per 100,000 people	9.66 deaths per 100,000 people	0.83 deaths per 100,000 people	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from meningitis, Liberia or Mozambique?: Liberia, at 9.8 deaths per 100,000 people against 9.43 deaths per 100,000 people in Mozambique as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from meningitis between Liberia and Mozambique?: 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Mozambique?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Liberia and Mozambique rank globally for death rate from meningitis?: Liberia ranks 25th and Mozambique ranks 28th 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.