Lesotho vs Mali: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Lesotho
53.09 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mali
58.73 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Lesotho rank
10th
Mali rank
9th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Lesotho
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 58.73 deaths per 1,000 people against 53.09 deaths per 1,000 people in Lesotho, a difference of 5.64 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 10th and Mali ranks 9th of 236 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 151.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 186.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 35.5 deaths per 1,000 people | Mali |
| 1960s | 133.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 180.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 46.89 deaths per 1,000 people | Mali |
| 1970s | 113.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 164.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 50.85 deaths per 1,000 people | Mali |
| 1980s | 76.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 138.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 62.86 deaths per 1,000 people | Mali |
| 1990s | 70.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 117.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 47.35 deaths per 1,000 people | Mali |
| 2000s | 81.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 95.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.06 deaths per 1,000 people | Mali |
| 2010s | 61.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 73.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.78 deaths per 1,000 people | Mali |
| 2020s | 54.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 61.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.45 deaths per 1,000 people | Mali |
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, Lesotho or Mali?
- Mali, at 58.73 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 Lesotho and Mali?
- 5.64 deaths per 1,000 people, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mali?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Mali rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Lesotho ranks 10th and Mali ranks 9th 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.