Which has higher births and deaths per year, Latvia or Lesotho?

Latvia, at 27,613 deaths against 24,612 deaths in Lesotho as of 2023.

What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Latvia and Lesotho?

3,001 deaths, with Latvia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lesotho?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births and deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Latvia vs Lesotho: Births and deaths per year

Latvia

27,613 deaths

in 2023

Lesotho

24,612 deaths

in 2023

Latvia rank

133rd

Lesotho rank

135th

Births and deaths per year over time

Latvia
Lesotho

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 27,613 deaths against 24,612 deaths in Lesotho, a difference of 3,001 deaths.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 133rd and Lesotho ranks 135th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 6 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1950s	22,950 deaths	13,043 deaths	9,907 deaths	Latvia
1960s	23,183 deaths	14,128 deaths	9,055 deaths	Latvia
1970s	28,957 deaths	16,704 deaths	12,254 deaths	Latvia
1980s	32,238 deaths	17,274 deaths	14,964 deaths	Latvia
1990s	36,167 deaths	22,707 deaths	13,460 deaths	Latvia
2000s	32,443 deaths	37,676 deaths	5,233 deaths	Lesotho
2010s	28,794 deaths	30,502 deaths	1,709 deaths	Lesotho
2020s	30,057 deaths	26,159 deaths	3,898 deaths	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births and deaths per year, Latvia or Lesotho?: Latvia, at 27,613 deaths against 24,612 deaths in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Latvia and Lesotho?: 3,001 deaths, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lesotho?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Latvia and Lesotho rank globally for births and deaths per year?: Latvia ranks 133rd and Lesotho ranks 135th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births and deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births and deaths per year
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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