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