Lesotho vs Nigeria: Diarrheal diseases death rate

Lesotho
66.14 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Nigeria
74.74 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Lesotho rank
7th
Nigeria rank
5th

Diarrheal diseases death rate over time

  • Lesotho
  • Nigeria
050100150200020102021

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 74.74 deaths per 100,000 people against 66.14 deaths per 100,000 people in Lesotho, a difference of 8.6 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 194 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 83.11 deaths per 100,000 people 147.43 deaths per 100,000 people 64.32 deaths per 100,000 people Nigeria
2010s 75.68 deaths per 100,000 people 109.13 deaths per 100,000 people 33.45 deaths per 100,000 people Nigeria
2020s 70.05 deaths per 100,000 people 75.72 deaths per 100,000 people 5.67 deaths per 100,000 people Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher diarrheal diseases death rate, Lesotho or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 74.74 deaths per 100,000 people against 66.14 deaths per 100,000 people in Lesotho as of 2021.
What is the difference in diarrheal diseases death rate between Lesotho and Nigeria?
8.6 deaths per 100,000 people, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nigeria?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Lesotho and Nigeria rank globally for diarrheal diseases death rate?
Lesotho ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Diarrheal diseases 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
Diarrheal diseases death rate
Unit
deaths 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, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of deaths from diarrhoeal diseases in both sexes, per 100,000 people.