Death rate from meningitis who in United States of America

United States of America: Death rate from meningitis who was 0.17 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.17
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
173rd
of 192 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 of America, 2000–2021

00.10.20.30.42000201020212000: 0.392001: 0.362002: 0.332003: 0.332004: 0.32005: 0.32006: 0.272007: 0.272008: 0.262009: 0.262010: 0.252011: 0.232012: 0.212013: 0.222014: 0.192015: 0.192016: 0.192017: 0.22018: 0.22019: 0.192020: 0.172021: 0.17

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

United States of America 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 of America peaked at 0.39 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.17, in 2020.

United States of America ranks 173rd of 192 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 of America, year by year

Annual values for Death rate from meningitis who in United States of America, 2000 to 2021.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 170 Canada 0.19 compare
  2. 171 Brunei Darussalam 0.18 compare
  3. 171 Spain 0.18 compare
  4. 173 Austria 0.17 compare
  5. 173 Montenegro 0.17 compare
  6. 176 Cyprus 0.15 compare
  7. 176 Finland 0.15 compare
  8. 176 Germany 0.15 compare
  9. 176 Greece 0.15 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rate from meningitis who in United States of America?
Death rate from meningitis who in United States of America was 0.17 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rate from meningitis who recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 0.39 in 2000.
What is the lowest death rate from meningitis who recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.17 in 2020.
How does United States of America rank for death rate from meningitis who?
United States of America ranks 173rd out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rate from meningitis who rising or falling in United States of America?
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 of America 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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Death rate from meningitis who
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Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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