Papua New Guinea vs Timor-Leste: Death rate from meningitis

Papua New Guinea
2.5 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Timor-Leste
2.51 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Papua New Guinea rank
50th
Timor-Leste rank
49th

Death rate from meningitis over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Timor-Leste
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How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 2.51 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 50th and Timor-Leste ranks 49th of 194 countries.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2000s 4.69 deaths per 100,000 people 7.33 deaths per 100,000 people 2.64 deaths per 100,000 people Timor-Leste
2010s 3.08 deaths per 100,000 people 3.9 deaths per 100,000 people 0.829 deaths per 100,000 people Timor-Leste
2020s 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people 2.54 deaths per 100,000 people 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from meningitis, Papua New Guinea or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 2.51 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from meningitis between Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste?
0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste rank globally for death rate from meningitis?
Papua New Guinea ranks 50th and Timor-Leste ranks 49th 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.