Which has higher deaths from meningitis, Sri Lanka or United States of America?

United States of America, at 573.51 deaths against 522.3 deaths in Sri Lanka as of 2021.

What is the difference in deaths from meningitis between Sri Lanka and United States of America?

51.21 deaths, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States of America?

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.

Sri Lanka vs United States of America: Deaths from meningitis

Sri Lanka

522.3 deaths

in 2021

United States of America

573.51 deaths

in 2021

Sri Lanka rank

47th

United States of America rank

45th

Deaths from meningitis over time

Sri Lanka
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 573.51 deaths against 522.3 deaths in Sri Lanka, a difference of 51.21 deaths.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

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

Sri Lanka ranks 47th and United States of America ranks 45th of 194 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	604.66 deaths	900.88 deaths	296.22 deaths	United States of America
2010s	612.93 deaths	669.76 deaths	56.83 deaths	United States of America
2020s	480.71 deaths	574.4 deaths	93.69 deaths	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from meningitis, Sri Lanka or United States of America?: United States of America, at 573.51 deaths against 522.3 deaths in Sri Lanka as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from meningitis between Sri Lanka and United States of America?: 51.21 deaths, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States of America?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Sri Lanka and United States of America rank globally for deaths from meningitis?: Sri Lanka ranks 47th and United States of America ranks 45th 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.