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Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus by country

The estimated annual number of deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria in children under five. This is broken down by the type of disease caused by the bacteria. For example, 'meningitis' refers to the number of meningitis deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria.

Countries reporting
193
Highest
7,226
India
Lowest
0
Niue
Median
6
Years covered
16
2000–2015
Data points
3,104

What the numbers show

Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus is currently reported for 193 countries. The highest value is 7,226 in India; the lowest is 0 in Niue.

The median across all reporting countries is 6, and the mean is 111.28.

Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 130 fell. The largest increase was in Gabon (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Bahrain (down 100.0%).

Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 7,226 2015 down 8.7% falling
2 Nigeria 1,580 2015 down 15.1% falling
3 China 992 2015 down 35.4% falling
4 Democratic Republic of Congo 747 2015 down 6.9% rising
5 Indonesia 708 2015 down 29.3% falling
6 Ethiopia 673 2015 down 44.7% falling
7 Uganda 624 2015 up 46.5% rising
8 Pakistan 492 2015 down 47.5% falling
9 Tanzania 472 2015 down 7.8% rising
10 Bangladesh 462 2015 down 70.4% falling
11 Sudan 367 2015 up 9.6% rising
12 Philippines 318 2015 down 31.6% falling
13 Chad 313 2015 up 4.7% rising
14 Angola 310 2015 down 30.5% falling
15 Myanmar 304 2015 down 53.0% falling
16 Niger 286 2015 down 46.2% falling
16 Somalia 286 2015 unchanged rising
18 Madagascar 251 2015 up 26.1% rising
19 Vietnam 225 2015 up 27.1% rising
20 Malawi 219 2015 up 5.3% falling
21 Afghanistan 210 2015 down 57.7% falling
22 Kenya 208 2015 down 25.7% rising
23 Zambia 186 2015 up 15.5% rising
24 Zimbabwe 183 2015 up 71.0% rising
25 Mozambique 165 2015 down 56.0% falling
26 Egypt 151 2015 up 18.9% falling
26 Ghana 151 2015 up 25.8% rising
28 Uzbekistan 149 2015 down 25.5% falling
29 Mali 144 2015 down 48.0% falling
30 Haiti 140 2015 up 122.2% volatile
31 Iraq 134 2015 down 10.7% falling
32 Guinea 132 2015 down 10.2% falling
33 Senegal 120 2015 down 7.0% rising
34 South Sudan 116 2015 unchanged falling
35 Cote d'Ivoire 108 2015 up 6.9% rising
36 Burkina Faso 104 2015 down 50.9% falling
37 Tajikistan 96 2015 down 16.5% rising
38 South Africa 94 2015 down 16.1% rising
39 Nepal 92 2015 down 67.5% falling
40 Algeria 87 2015 up 11.5% flat
40 Liberia 87 2015 up 33.8% falling
42 Eritrea 86 2015 down 22.5% rising
43 Brazil 79 2015 down 85.3% volatile
44 Cameroon 76 2015 down 63.8% falling
45 North Korea 75 2015 down 34.2% falling
46 Mexico 69 2015 down 75.3% volatile
47 Iran 68 2015 down 39.3% falling
48 Yemen 67 2015 down 81.1% falling
49 Russia 64 2015 down 40.7% falling
50 Burundi 63 2015 down 62.9% falling
51 Central African Republic 58 2015 up 1.8% flat
52 Cambodia 44 2015 down 75.8% falling
52 Laos 44 2015 unchanged rising
54 Benin 43 2015 down 60.9% falling
54 Papua New Guinea 43 2015 down 28.3% rising
56 Togo 40 2015 down 16.7% rising
57 Rwanda 39 2015 down 74.0% falling
57 Turkey 39 2015 down 58.9% falling
57 Venezuela 39 2015 down 29.1% falling
60 Guatemala 35 2015 down 59.8% falling
61 Argentina 32 2015 down 64.8% falling
62 Sierra Leone 30 2015 down 76.7% falling
63 Turkmenistan 29 2015 down 45.3% flat
64 Morocco 28 2015 down 75.4% falling
65 Ecuador 24 2015 down 70.4% falling
65 Malaysia 24 2015 down 33.3% falling
67 Thailand 23 2015 down 51.1% falling
68 Congo 22 2015 down 15.4% rising
69 Kyrgyzstan 21 2015 down 25.0% falling
70 Bolivia 20 2015 down 72.6% falling
70 Peru 20 2015 down 84.3% volatile
72 Colombia 19 2015 down 85.7% falling
73 Guinea-Bissau 18 2015 down 35.7% falling
73 Mauritania 18 2015 down 45.5% falling
75 East Timor 17 2015 up 88.9% rising
76 Saudi Arabia 16 2015 down 71.4% falling
77 Gambia 15 2015 down 25.0% falling
78 Lesotho 14 2015 down 12.5% flat
79 Dominican Republic 13 2015 down 23.5% falling
79 Kazakhstan 13 2015 down 65.8% falling
79 Namibia 13 2015 down 31.6% rising
79 United States 13 2015 down 81.4% volatile
83 Azerbaijan 12 2015 down 61.3% falling
83 Comoros 12 2015 up 140.0% rising
83 Sri Lanka 12 2015 up 9.1% rising
83 Mongolia 12 2015 down 7.7% falling
87 Jordan 11 2015 down 15.4% flat
87 Paraguay 11 2015 down 63.3% falling
89 Syria 10 2015 down 61.5% falling
89 Ukraine 10 2015 down 16.7% falling
91 Gabon 9 2015 up 200.0% rising
91 South Korea 9 2015 down 18.2% falling
91 Eswatini 9 2015 unchanged rising
94 Cuba 8 2015 down 33.3% falling
95 Romania 7 2015 down 56.2% volatile
96 Spain 6 2015 down 70.0% falling
96 Libya 6 2015 down 33.3% falling
96 Tunisia 6 2015 down 50.0% falling
100 Botswana 5 2015 down 44.4% rising
100 Honduras 5 2015 down 82.1% falling
100 Japan 5 2015 down 70.6% falling
100 Nicaragua 5 2015 down 80.0% falling
100 Poland 5 2015 down 16.7% falling
105 Armenia 4 2015 down 20.0% falling
105 Chile 4 2015 down 84.0% volatile
105 France 4 2015 down 71.4% volatile
105 Georgia 4 2015 down 33.3% falling
109 United Kingdom 3 2015 down 91.9% volatile
109 Equatorial Guinea 3 2015 unchanged falling
109 El Salvador 3 2015 down 85.0% volatile
112 Austria 2 2015 unchanged rising
112 Bhutan 2 2015 down 60.0% falling
112 Canada 2 2015 down 77.8% falling
112 Cape Verde 2 2015 unchanged flat
112 Czechia 2 2015 unchanged falling
112 Fiji 2 2015 down 50.0% falling
112 Israel 2 2015 down 33.3% volatile
112 Jamaica 2 2015 unchanged rising
112 Kuwait 2 2015 down 50.0% volatile
112 Lebanon 2 2015 down 33.3% falling
112 Lithuania 2 2015 unchanged falling
112 Oman 2 2015 down 33.3% falling
112 Panama 2 2015 down 66.7% falling
112 Suriname 2 2015 up 100.0% volatile
126 Albania 1 2015 down 50.0% volatile
126 United Arab Emirates 1 2015 down 50.0% falling
126 Australia 1 2015 down 87.5% volatile
126 Belgium 1 2015 down 87.5% volatile
126 Bulgaria 1 2015 down 75.0% falling
126 Belarus 1 2015 down 50.0% falling
126 Belize 1 2015 — volatile
126 Costa Rica 1 2015 down 66.7% falling
126 Germany 1 2015 down 93.8% volatile
126 Guyana 1 2015 down 66.7% falling
126 Croatia 1 2015 down 66.7% volatile
126 Hungary 1 2015 down 83.3% volatile
126 Italy 1 2015 down 83.3% volatile
126 Moldova 1 2015 down 50.0% volatile
126 North Macedonia 1 2015 — rising
126 Mauritius 1 2015 down 50.0% volatile
126 Netherlands 1 2015 down 87.5% volatile
126 New Zealand 1 2015 down 83.3% volatile
126 Solomon Islands 1 2015 down 50.0% falling
126 Serbia 1 2015 down 66.7% volatile
126 Sao Tome and Principe 1 2015 down 66.7% rising
126 Slovakia 1 2015 down 50.0% volatile
126 Trinidad and Tobago 1 2015 down 50.0% falling
126 Uruguay 1 2015 down 88.9% volatile
126 Vanuatu 1 2015 — volatile
151 Andorra 0 2015 — flat
151 Antigua and Barbuda 0 2015 — flat
151 Bahrain 0 2015 down 100.0% volatile
151 Bahamas 0 2015 — flat
151 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 2015 down 100.0% volatile
151 Barbados 0 2015 — volatile
151 Brunei 0 2015 — flat
151 Switzerland 0 2015 down 100.0% volatile
151 Cyprus 0 2015 — volatile
151 Dominica 0 2015 — flat
151 Denmark 0 2015 down 100.0% volatile
151 Estonia 0 2015 down 100.0% volatile
151 Finland 0 2015 down 100.0% volatile
151 Micronesia (country) 0 2015 — volatile
151 Greece 0 2015 down 100.0% volatile
151 Grenada 0 2015 — flat
151 Ireland 0 2015 down 100.0% volatile
151 Iceland 0 2015 — flat
151 Kiribati 0 2015 down 100.0% falling
151 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 2015 — flat
151 Saint Lucia 0 2015 — flat
151 Luxembourg 0 2015 — volatile
151 Latvia 0 2015 down 100.0% volatile
151 Monaco 0 2015 — flat
151 Maldives 0 2015 — volatile
151 Marshall Islands 0 2015 — flat
151 Malta 0 2015 — volatile
151 Montenegro 0 2015 — flat
151 Norway 0 2015 — volatile
151 Nauru 0 2015 — flat
151 Palau 0 2015 — flat
151 Portugal 0 2015 down 100.0% volatile
151 Qatar 0 2015 down 100.0% volatile
151 Singapore 0 2015 down 100.0% volatile
151 San Marino 0 2015 — flat
151 Slovenia 0 2015 — volatile
151 Sweden 0 2015 down 100.0% volatile
151 Seychelles 0 2015 — flat
151 Tonga 0 2015 — flat
151 Tuvalu 0 2015 — flat
151 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 2015 — flat
151 Samoa 0 2015 — volatile
151 Cook Islands 0 2015 — flat
151 Niue 0 2015 — flat

About this data

Indicator
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus
Source
Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 3,104 data points, 2000–2015
Last refreshed

The estimated annual number of deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria in children under five. This is broken down by the type of disease caused by the bacteria. For example, 'meningitis' refers to the number of meningitis deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria.