Deaths from meningitis in Spain 2005-2022, by gender
In 2022, the number of deaths from meningitis in Spain amounted to 94 cases, up from the 80 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 56 men in the European country. With a few exemptions throughout the period, men died more than women from meningitis in Spain.