Which has higher deaths from meningitis, Botswana or Dominican Republic?

Dominican Republic, at 105.63 deaths against 92.06 deaths in Botswana as of 2021.

What is the difference in deaths from meningitis between Botswana and Dominican Republic?

13.57 deaths, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Dominican Republic?

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.

Botswana vs Dominican Republic: Deaths from meningitis

Botswana

92.06 deaths

in 2021

Dominican Republic

105.63 deaths

in 2021

Botswana rank

89th

Dominican Republic rank

87th

Deaths from meningitis over time

Botswana
Dominican Republic

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 105.63 deaths against 92.06 deaths in Botswana, a difference of 13.57 deaths.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Botswana ranks 89th and Dominican Republic ranks 87th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Dominican Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Dominican Republic	Difference	Ahead
2000s	139.03 deaths	111.56 deaths	27.48 deaths	Botswana
2010s	123.97 deaths	131.23 deaths	7.26 deaths	Dominican Republic
2020s	94.16 deaths	108.2 deaths	14.04 deaths	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from meningitis, Botswana or Dominican Republic?: Dominican Republic, at 105.63 deaths against 92.06 deaths in Botswana as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from meningitis between Botswana and Dominican Republic?: 13.57 deaths, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Dominican Republic?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Botswana and Dominican Republic rank globally for deaths from meningitis?: Botswana ranks 89th and Dominican Republic ranks 87th 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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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.