Chad vs Lesotho: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Chad
61.55 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Lesotho
53.09 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Chad rank
8th
Lesotho rank
10th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Chad
- Lesotho
How they compare
Chad currently reports 61.55 deaths per 1,000 people against 53.09 deaths per 1,000 people in Lesotho, a difference of 8.46 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.
Chad ranks 8th and Lesotho ranks 10th of 236 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 198.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 151.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 47.21 deaths per 1,000 people | Chad |
| 1960s | 175.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 133.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 42.02 deaths per 1,000 people | Chad |
| 1970s | 151.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 113.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 38.16 deaths per 1,000 people | Chad |
| 1980s | 136.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 76.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 60.09 deaths per 1,000 people | Chad |
| 1990s | 118.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 70.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 48.47 deaths per 1,000 people | Chad |
| 2000s | 100.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 81.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.23 deaths per 1,000 people | Chad |
| 2010s | 79.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 61.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.54 deaths per 1,000 people | Chad |
| 2020s | 64.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 54.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.76 deaths per 1,000 people | Chad |
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, Chad or Lesotho?
- Chad, at 61.55 deaths per 1,000 people against 53.09 deaths per 1,000 people in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Chad and Lesotho?
- 8.46 deaths per 1,000 people, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Lesotho?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Chad and Lesotho rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Chad ranks 8th 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.