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
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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

Indicator
Death rate
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
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

The number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.