Lesotho vs Peru: Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years)
Lesotho
0.8521 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Peru
0.9753 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Lesotho rank
71st
Peru rank
68th
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years) over time
- Lesotho
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.9753 per 1,000 people against 0.8521 per 1,000 people in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1232 per 1,000 people.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 71st and Peru ranks 68th of 219 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.809 per 1,000 people | 1.54 per 1,000 people | 0.7277 per 1,000 people | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.6716 per 1,000 people | 1.09 per 1,000 people | 0.4203 per 1,000 people | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.8213 per 1,000 people | 1.08 per 1,000 people | 0.2627 per 1,000 people | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adolescent birth rate, Lesotho or Peru?
- Peru, at 0.9753 per 1,000 people against 0.8521 per 1,000 people in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in adolescent birth rate between Lesotho and Peru?
- 0.1232 per 1,000 people, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Peru?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Lesotho and Peru rank globally for adolescent birth rate?
- Lesotho ranks 71st and Peru ranks 68th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.