warning 4 events A30-A49 • AFR

Meningococcal meningitis in Benin

Meningococcal meningitis has 4 WHO-tracked outbreak events in Benin between 2001 and 2013.

Meningococcal meningitis · Benin · 4 WHO events across 4 calendar years (2001–2013).

Event log

Year DON ID ICD-10 ICD-11
2013 DON1747 A390 1C1C
2012 DON1637, DON1644 A390 1C1C
2008 DON1294 A390 1C1C
2001 DON0477, DON0490, DON0485 A390 1C1C

Annual cadence

Year Events
2013 1
2012 1
2008 1
2001 1

Most active year: 2013 with 1 event.
Quiet years with no events: 9.

Position within the disease

  • Benin is rank #8 of 36 for this disease.
  • The country sits in the WHO AFR region.
  • Last reported event: 2013 (13 years ago).

Regional peers (AFR)

24 countries in this region report this disease. Median event count: 2.

Country Events
Burkina Faso 7
Niger 7
Nigeria 7
Chad 6
Congo Democratic Republic of the 4
Ethiopia 4
Benin 4
Mali 3

How this disease ranks among Benin’s threats

Meningococcal meningitis is rank #1 of 9 diseases reported by Benin to the WHO. The full country profile is at the Benin Hub.

Outbreak Events

4

First Reported

2001

Latest Reported

2013

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Country

Benin • AFR