What is the difference in death rate from meningitis between Malta and North Macedonia?

0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with North Macedonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and North Macedonia?

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.

Malta vs North Macedonia: Death rate from meningitis

Malta

0.03 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

North Macedonia

0.08 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Malta rank

191st

North Macedonia rank

188th

Death rate from meningitis over time

Malta
North Macedonia

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people in Malta, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes North Macedonia's figure about 2.7 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 191st and North Macedonia ranks 188th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and North Macedonia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	North Macedonia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.604 deaths per 100,000 people	0.301 deaths per 100,000 people	0.303 deaths per 100,000 people	Malta
2010s	0.235 deaths per 100,000 people	0.26 deaths per 100,000 people	0.025 deaths per 100,000 people	North Macedonia
2020s	0.035 deaths per 100,000 people	0.115 deaths per 100,000 people	0.08 deaths per 100,000 people	North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from meningitis, Malta or North Macedonia?: North Macedonia, at 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people in Malta as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from meningitis between Malta and North Macedonia?: 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and North Macedonia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Malta and North Macedonia rank globally for death rate from meningitis?: Malta ranks 191st and North Macedonia ranks 188th 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.