Which has higher deaths from meningitis, United States of America or Viet Nam?

United States of America, at 573.51 deaths against 524.43 deaths in Viet Nam as of 2021.

What is the difference in deaths from meningitis between United States of America and Viet Nam?

49.08 deaths, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Viet Nam?

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.

United States of America vs Viet Nam: Deaths from meningitis

United States of America

573.51 deaths

in 2021

Viet Nam

524.43 deaths

in 2021

United States of America rank

45th

Viet Nam rank

46th

Deaths from meningitis over time

United States of America
Viet Nam

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 573.51 deaths against 524.43 deaths in Viet Nam, a difference of 49.08 deaths.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

United States of America ranks 45th and Viet Nam ranks 46th 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	United States of America	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
2000s	900.88 deaths	747.17 deaths	153.71 deaths	United States of America
2010s	669.76 deaths	582.83 deaths	86.93 deaths	United States of America
2020s	574.4 deaths	514.93 deaths	59.47 deaths	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from meningitis, United States of America or Viet Nam?: United States of America, at 573.51 deaths against 524.43 deaths in Viet Nam as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from meningitis between United States of America and Viet Nam?: 49.08 deaths, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Viet Nam?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do United States of America and Viet Nam rank globally for deaths from meningitis?: United States of America ranks 45th and Viet Nam ranks 46th 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.