warning 2 events A30-A49 • EMR

Meningococcal meningitis in Saudi Arabia

Meningococcal meningitis has 2 WHO-tracked outbreak events in Saudi Arabia between 2001 and 2025.

Meningococcal meningitis · Saudi Arabia · 2 WHO events across 2 calendar years (2001–2025).

Event log

Year DON ID ICD-10 ICD-11
2025 DON2913 A390 1C1C
2001 DON0508, DON0495, DON0494 A390 1C1C

Position within the disease

  • Saudi Arabia is rank #13 of 36 for this disease.
  • The country sits in the WHO EMR region.
  • Last reported event: 2025 (1 year ago).

Regional peers (EMR)

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

Country Events
Sudan 6
Saudi Arabia 2
Somalia 2

How this disease ranks among Saudi Arabia’s threats

Meningococcal meningitis is rank #4 of 5 diseases reported by Saudi Arabia to the WHO. The full country profile is at the Saudi Arabia Hub.

Outbreak Events

2

First Reported

2001

Latest Reported

2025

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Country

Saudi Arabia • EMR