What is the difference in deaths from meningitis between Central African Republic and Russian Federation?

77 deaths, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Russian Federation?

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.

Central African Republic vs Russian Federation: Deaths from meningitis

Central African Republic

1,176 deaths

in 2021

Russian Federation

1,253 deaths

in 2021

Central African Republic rank

36th

Russian Federation rank

33rd

Deaths from meningitis over time

Central African Republic
Russian Federation

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 1,253 deaths against 1,176 deaths in Central African Republic, a difference of 77 deaths.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.

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

Central African Republic ranks 36th and Russian Federation ranks 33rd of 194 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1,334 deaths	2,093 deaths	758.97 deaths	Russian Federation
2010s	1,303 deaths	1,554 deaths	251.12 deaths	Russian Federation
2020s	1,227 deaths	1,250 deaths	22.71 deaths	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from meningitis, Central African Republic or Russian Federation?: Russian Federation, at 1,253 deaths against 1,176 deaths in Central African Republic as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from meningitis between Central African Republic and Russian Federation?: 77 deaths, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Russian Federation?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Central African Republic and Russian Federation rank globally for deaths from meningitis?: Central African Republic ranks 36th and Russian Federation ranks 33rd 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.