What is the difference in burden of disease between Lesotho and Somalia?

1,399 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Lesotho ahead.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Burden of disease. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs Somalia: Burden of disease

Lesotho

80,852 DALYs per 100,000 people

in 2021

Somalia

79,453 DALYs per 100,000 people

in 2021

Lesotho rank

1st

Somalia rank

3rd

Burden of disease over time

Lesotho
Somalia

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 80,852 DALYs per 100,000 people against 79,453 DALYs per 100,000 people in Somalia, a difference of 1,399 DALYs per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.

Lesotho ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 3rd of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	102,895 DALYs per 100,000 people	113,278 DALYs per 100,000 people	10,383 DALYs per 100,000 people	Somalia
2010s	86,580 DALYs per 100,000 people	95,432 DALYs per 100,000 people	8,852 DALYs per 100,000 people	Somalia
2020s	80,286 DALYs per 100,000 people	78,826 DALYs per 100,000 people	1,461 DALYs per 100,000 people	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher burden of disease, Lesotho or Somalia?: Lesotho, at 80,852 DALYs per 100,000 people against 79,453 DALYs per 100,000 people in Somalia as of 2021.
What is the difference in burden of disease between Lesotho and Somalia?: 1,399 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Somalia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Lesotho and Somalia rank globally for burden of disease?: Lesotho ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Burden of disease. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Burden of disease
Unit: DALYs per 100,000 people
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,263 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.