Lesotho vs Poland: Death rate
Lesotho
10.65 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Poland
10.64 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Lesotho rank
37th
Poland rank
38th
Death rate over time
- Lesotho
- Poland
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 10.65 deaths per 1,000 people against 10.64 deaths per 1,000 people in Poland, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 37th and Poland ranks 38th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 7 and Poland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.13 deaths per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 16.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 9 deaths per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 14.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.32 deaths per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 10.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 11.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.63 deaths per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 19.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.39 deaths per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 14.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.42 deaths per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 11.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2027 deaths per 1,000 people | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate, Lesotho or Poland?
- Lesotho, at 10.65 deaths per 1,000 people against 10.64 deaths per 1,000 people in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in death rate between Lesotho and Poland?
- 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Poland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Poland rank globally for death rate?
- Lesotho ranks 37th and Poland ranks 38th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.