Burkina Faso vs Lesotho: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Burkina Faso
50.22 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Lesotho
53.09 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
12th
Lesotho rank
10th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Burkina Faso
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 53.09 deaths per 1,000 people against 50.22 deaths per 1,000 people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 2.87 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Lesotho ranks 10th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 7 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 168.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 151.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.32 deaths per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 158.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 133.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.03 deaths per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 143.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 113.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 30.32 deaths per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 119.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 76.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 43.83 deaths per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 109.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 70.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 39.56 deaths per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 92.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 81.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.77 deaths per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 65.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 61.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.11 deaths per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 52.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 54.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.23 deaths per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Burkina Faso or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 53.09 deaths per 1,000 people against 50.22 deaths per 1,000 people in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
- 2.87 deaths per 1,000 people, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Lesotho rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Lesotho ranks 10th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.