Guinea-Bissau vs Papua New Guinea: Deaths from meningitis

Guinea-Bissau
226.62 deaths
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
249.1 deaths
in 2021
Guinea-Bissau rank
66th
Papua New Guinea rank
64th

Deaths from meningitis over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Papua New Guinea
0100200300400500200020102021

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 249.1 deaths against 226.62 deaths in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 22.48 deaths.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 66th and Papua New Guinea ranks 64th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 389.21 deaths 298.41 deaths 90.8 deaths Guinea-Bissau
2010s 252.48 deaths 261.99 deaths 9.51 deaths Papua New Guinea
2020s 224.79 deaths 236.91 deaths 12.12 deaths Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from meningitis, Guinea-Bissau or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 249.1 deaths against 226.62 deaths in Guinea-Bissau as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from meningitis between Guinea-Bissau and Papua New Guinea?
22.48 deaths, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Papua New Guinea?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Papua New Guinea rank globally for deaths from meningitis?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 66th and Papua New Guinea ranks 64th 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

Estimated number of deaths from meningitis in both sexes.