Afghanistan vs Lesotho: Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases
Afghanistan
69.43 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Lesotho
85.17 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Afghanistan rank
4th
Lesotho rank
1st
Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases over time
- Afghanistan
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 85.17 deaths per 100,000 people against 69.43 deaths per 100,000 people in Afghanistan, a difference of 15.74 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 4th and Lesotho ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 59.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 30.32 deaths per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 76.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 83.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.27 deaths per 100,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 72.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 87.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.28 deaths per 100,000 people | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from hypertensive heart diseases, Afghanistan or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 85.17 deaths per 100,000 people against 69.43 deaths per 100,000 people in Afghanistan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from hypertensive heart diseases between Afghanistan and Lesotho?
- 15.74 deaths per 100,000 people, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lesotho?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Lesotho rank globally for death rate from hypertensive heart diseases?
- Afghanistan ranks 4th and Lesotho ranks 1st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from hypertensive heart disease in both sexes, per 100,000 people.