Prevalence and Incidence of Meningitis

Incidence (annual) of Meningitis:

approximately 25,000 cases of bacterial meningitis annually in USA; 206 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC) ... see also overview of Meningitis.

Incidence Rate:

approx 1 in 10,879 or 0.01% or 25,000 people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "approximately 25,000 cases of bacterial meningitis annually in USA; 206 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Meningitis:

25,000 per year, 2,083 per month, 480 per week, 68 per day, 2 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. [Source statistic for calculation: "approximately 25,000 cases of bacterial meningitis annually in USA; 206 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence of types of Meningitis:

For details see incidence of types of Meningitis analysis; summary of available incidence by type data:

• Viral meningitis: 8,932 new cases in America 1995 (Meningitis Foundation of America, CDC, 1994)
• Meningococcal Meningitis: 2,501 annual cases notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999)
• Pneumococcal meningitis: about 1 to 2 per 100,000 in the USA
• Cryptococcal Meningitis: about 5 per million
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Death statistics for Meningitis:

The following statistics relate to deaths and Meningitis:

• Meningitis death statistics by worldwide region:
  • About 20,000 deaths from meningitis in Africa 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
  • About 18,000 deaths from meningitis from meningitis in The Americas 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
  • About 73,000 deaths from meningitis from meningitis in South East Asia 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
  • About 15,000 deaths from meningitis from meningitis in Europe 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
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