Lesotho vs Namibia: Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus
Lesotho
14
in 2015
Namibia
13
in 2015
Lesotho rank
78th
Namibia rank
79th
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus over time
- Lesotho
- Namibia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 14 against 13 in Namibia, a difference of 1.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 78th and Namibia ranks 79th of 194 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9 | 14.2 | 1.7 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 15.67 | 18.5 | 2.83 | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus, Lesotho or Namibia?
- Lesotho, at 14 against 13 in Namibia as of 2015.
- What is the difference in child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus between Lesotho and Namibia?
- 1, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Namibia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2015.
- How do Lesotho and Namibia rank globally for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus?
- Lesotho ranks 78th and Namibia ranks 79th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated annual number of deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria in children under five. This is broken down by the type of disease caused by the bacteria. For example, 'meningitis' refers to the number of meningitis deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria.