What is the difference in deaths from meningitis between Bahrain and Sao Tome and Principe?

1.07 deaths, with Bahrain ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Sao Tome and Principe?

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 Deaths from meningitis. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahrain vs Sao Tome and Principe: Deaths from meningitis

Bahrain

4.19 deaths

in 2021

Sao Tome and Principe

3.12 deaths

in 2021

Bahrain rank

161st

Sao Tome and Principe rank

163rd

Deaths from meningitis over time

Bahrain
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 4.19 deaths against 3.12 deaths in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 1.07 deaths.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.3 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Bahrain ranks 161st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 163rd of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahrain	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4.84 deaths	11.51 deaths	6.68 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	4.41 deaths	3.92 deaths	0.487 deaths	Bahrain
2020s	4.32 deaths	3.16 deaths	1.16 deaths	Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from meningitis, Bahrain or Sao Tome and Principe?: Bahrain, at 4.19 deaths against 3.12 deaths in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from meningitis between Bahrain and Sao Tome and Principe?: 1.07 deaths, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Sao Tome and Principe?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Bahrain and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for deaths from meningitis?: Bahrain ranks 161st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 163rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths 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: Deaths from meningitis
Unit: deaths
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.