Death rate from meningitis who in United States
United States: Death rate from meningitis who was 0.17 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.17
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
175th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.39
in 2000
All-time low
0.17
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from meningitis who in United States, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.17 for death rate from meningitis who in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from meningitis who in United States peaked at 0.39 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.17, in 2020.
United States ranks 175th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from meningitis who in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.39 | — |
| 2001 | 0.36 | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.33 | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3 | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.27 | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.26 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.25 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.23 | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.21 | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 0.22 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.19 | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.19 | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.17 | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.17 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.24, 71% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.307 | 0.26 | 0.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.207 | 0.19 | 0.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from meningitis who in United States?
- Death rate from meningitis who in United States was 0.17 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from meningitis who recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.39 in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate from meningitis who recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 in 2020.
- How does United States rank for death rate from meningitis who?
- United States ranks 175th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from meningitis who rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from meningitis who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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