Meningococcal Meningitis - Prevalence and Deaths in India

Compiled by Chrisy Ngilneii, B.Sc (Psychology), M.A (Sociology), Ph.D. (Epidemiology)

Reviewed by The Medindia Review Team on Dec 01, 2017

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In the year 1985, a total of 6133 meningococcal meningitis cases were recorded in India with 799 deaths from the disease.

In 1966, a case-fatality rate of 20 percent was recorded in India, with a total of 616 cases.

Between 2014 and 2015, a total of 16, 217 cases and 300 deaths due to meningitis were recorded in India.

Number of Cases and Deaths Due to Meningococcal Meningitis in India - 2015
MALE		FEMALE		TOTAL
Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths
5,379	102	6,623	70	12,002	172

Bihar has the highest number of meningitis in 2014 and 2015 with 1042 and 8871 cases respectively.

Top 10 States in India with Maximum Number of Meningitis Cases Recorded in 2015
Bihar	8,871
West Bengal	844
Maharashtra	334
Odisha	325
Karnataka	281
Rajasthan	212
Uttar Pradesh	156
Haryana	150
A& N Island	118
Jharkhand	95

References:

Meningococcal Disease in India - (http://www.who.int/csr/don/2005_05_09/en/)
National Health Profile 2016, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Gov’t of India.

Meningococcal Meningitis - Prevalence and Deaths in India

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