Which has higher cause of death, by injury, male, Lesotho or Upper middle income?

Lesotho, at 12.5% against 7.9% in Upper middle income as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Upper middle income?

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

Where does this data come from?

Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Cause of death, by injury, male (% of total male deaths). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs Upper middle income: Cause of death, by injury, male

Lesotho

12.5%

in 2021

Upper middle income

7.9%

in 2021

Lesotho rank

31st

Upper middle income rank

29th

Cause of death, by injury, male over time

Lesotho
Upper middle income

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 12.5% against 7.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 4.6%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.6 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Lesotho ranks 31st and Upper middle income ranks 29th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Upper middle income	Difference	Ahead
2000s	9.7%	12.8%	3.2%	Upper middle income
2010s	12.3%	10.4%	1.9%	Lesotho
2020s	13.0%	8.2%	4.8%	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cause of death, by injury, male, Lesotho or Upper middle income?: Lesotho, at 12.5% against 7.9% in Upper middle income as of 2021.
What is the difference in cause of death, by injury, male between Lesotho and Upper middle income?: 4.6%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Upper middle income?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Lesotho and Upper middle income rank globally for cause of death, by injury, male?: Lesotho ranks 31st and Upper middle income ranks 29th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Cause of death, by injury, male (% of total male deaths). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cause of death, by injury, male (% of total male deaths)
Unit: % of total male deaths
Source: Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 1,392 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Number of male deaths ages due to injury divided by number of all male deaths ages, expressed by percentage. Injury includes unintentional and intentional injuries.