Table 3.
Global aetiology-specific meningitis deaths and cases, 2015, in children aged 1–59 months.
| GBD 2017 | WHO-MCEE Pathogen Model | Difference * | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Rate † | n | Rate † | % | ||
| Pneumococcal meningitis | Cases | 267,686 | 40.10 | 83,809 | 13 | 105% |
| (179,314–374,902) | (26.86–56.16) | (36,160–168,500) | (5–26) | |||
| Deaths | 20,156 | 3.02 | 37,964 | 5 | −61% | |
| (16,114–25,199) | (2.41–3.78) | (15,397–79,718) | (2–11) | |||
| Hib meningitis | Cases | 208,658 | 31.26 | 31,243 | 5 | 148% |
| (139,815–304,035) | (20.95–45.55) | (13,386–50,595) | (2–8) | |||
| Deaths | 39,380 | 5.90 | 7156 | 1 | 138% | |
| (31,782–48,754) | (4.76–7.30) | (2707–11,320) | (0–2) | |||
* Percent difference = (GBD 2017–WHO-MCEE)/((GBD 2017 + WHO-MCEE)/2) × 100. † Rates per 100,000 population