Deaths from meningitis in Spain 2005-2021, by gender
In 2021, the annual number of deaths from meningitis in Spain amounted to 80 cases, up from the 71 deaths reported a year prior. By gender, this inflammatory disease affecting the brain membranes and the spinal cord caused the deaths of 38 women and 42 men in the European country as of that year. With a few exemptions throughout the period, men died more than women from meningitis in Spain.
