(a)

Geopolitical region

Meningitis cases

Population

IR (per 100,000)

Rate ratio

Northwest

144,086

40,497,542

355.8

81.5

Northeast

31,088

21,469,225

144.8

33.2

Northcentral

5210

22,933,883

22.7

5.2

Southsouth

3022

23,780,792

12.7

2.9

Southeast

989

18,538,039

5.3

1.2

Southwest

1362

31,212,581

4.4

Reference

(b)

Population density

Meningitis cases

Population

IR (per 100,000)

Rate ratio

High

90,841

57,031,901

159.2

2.1

Medium

53,157

45,166,916

117.7

1.6

Low

41,759

56,233,246

74.26

Reference

(c)

Absolute poverty %

Meningitis cases

Population

IR (per 100,000)

Rate ratio

Low

2278

29,360,751

7.8

Reference

Medium

7905

39,881,488

19.8

2.6

High

68,642

495,485,94

138.5

17.9

Very high

106,932

39,641,231

269.7

34.8

(d)

Adult literacy %

Meningitis cases

Population

IR (per 100,000)

Rate ratio

Low

149,963

48,912,976

306.6

41.6

Medium

29,280

29,962,622

97.7

13.3

High

2530

25,446,225

9.9

1.4

Very high

3984

54,110,240

7.4

Reference