What is the difference in death rate from pneumonia between Central African Republic and Lesotho?

1.49 deaths per 100,000 people, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Lesotho?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from pneumonia. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Lesotho: Death rate from pneumonia

Central African Republic

100.11 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Lesotho

98.62 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Central African Republic rank

6th

Lesotho rank

7th

Death rate from pneumonia over time

Central African Republic
Lesotho

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 100.11 deaths per 100,000 people against 98.62 deaths per 100,000 people in Lesotho, a difference of 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 6th and Lesotho ranks 7th of 194 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
2000s	124.72 deaths per 100,000 people	100.68 deaths per 100,000 people	24.04 deaths per 100,000 people	Central African Republic
2010s	118.67 deaths per 100,000 people	116.74 deaths per 100,000 people	1.93 deaths per 100,000 people	Central African Republic
2020s	106.92 deaths per 100,000 people	103.37 deaths per 100,000 people	3.55 deaths per 100,000 people	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from pneumonia, Central African Republic or Lesotho?: Central African Republic, at 100.11 deaths per 100,000 people against 98.62 deaths per 100,000 people in Lesotho as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from pneumonia between Central African Republic and Lesotho?: 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Lesotho?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Central African Republic and Lesotho rank globally for death rate from pneumonia?: Central African Republic ranks 6th and Lesotho ranks 7th 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 pneumonia. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Death rate from pneumonia
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
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from lower respiratory infections in both sexes, per 100,000 people.