Which has higher deaths from meningitis, Russian Federation or Sierra Leone?

Russian Federation, at 1,253 deaths against 1,183 deaths in Sierra Leone as of 2021.

What is the difference in deaths from meningitis between Russian Federation and Sierra Leone?

70 deaths, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Sierra Leone?

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.

Russian Federation vs Sierra Leone: Deaths from meningitis

Russian Federation

1,253 deaths

in 2021

Sierra Leone

1,183 deaths

in 2021

Russian Federation rank

33rd

Sierra Leone rank

35th

Deaths from meningitis over time

Russian Federation
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 1,253 deaths against 1,183 deaths in Sierra Leone, a difference of 70 deaths.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

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

Russian Federation ranks 33rd and Sierra Leone ranks 35th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russian Federation	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2,093 deaths	1,916 deaths	177.06 deaths	Russian Federation
2010s	1,554 deaths	1,294 deaths	260.18 deaths	Russian Federation
2020s	1,250 deaths	1,131 deaths	118.93 deaths	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from meningitis, Russian Federation or Sierra Leone?: Russian Federation, at 1,253 deaths against 1,183 deaths in Sierra Leone as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from meningitis between Russian Federation and Sierra Leone?: 70 deaths, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Sierra Leone?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Russian Federation and Sierra Leone rank globally for deaths from meningitis?: Russian Federation ranks 33rd and Sierra Leone ranks 35th 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.