Tajikistan vs Yemen: Death rate from meningitis

Tajikistan
1.77 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Yemen
1.78 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Tajikistan rank
62nd
Yemen rank
61st

Death rate from meningitis over time

  • Tajikistan
  • Yemen
2468200020102021

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Yemen ahead.

Tajikistan ranks 62nd and Yemen ranks 61st of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Tajikistan averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tajikistan Yemen Difference Ahead
2000s 4.5 deaths per 100,000 people 4.91 deaths per 100,000 people 0.403 deaths per 100,000 people Yemen
2010s 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people 2.15 deaths per 100,000 people 0.065 deaths per 100,000 people Tajikistan
2020s 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people 0.015 deaths per 100,000 people Tajikistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from meningitis, Tajikistan or Yemen?
Yemen, at 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people in Tajikistan as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from meningitis between Tajikistan and Yemen?
0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tajikistan and Yemen?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Tajikistan and Yemen rank globally for death rate from meningitis?
Tajikistan ranks 62nd 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.