Lesotho vs Palau: Death rate from road injuries
Lesotho
21.57 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Palau
22.19 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Lesotho rank
32nd
Palau rank
29th
Death rate from road injuries over time
- Lesotho
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 22.19 deaths per 100,000 people against 21.57 deaths per 100,000 people in Lesotho, a difference of 0.62 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 32nd and Palau ranks 29th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Palau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.31 deaths per 100,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 29.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.27 deaths per 100,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 18.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from road injuries, Lesotho or Palau?
- Palau, at 22.19 deaths per 100,000 people against 21.57 deaths per 100,000 people in Lesotho as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from road injuries between Lesotho and Palau?
- 0.62 deaths per 100,000 people, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Palau?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Lesotho and Palau rank globally for death rate from road injuries?
- Lesotho ranks 32nd and Palau ranks 29th 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 road injuries. 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 deaths from road injury in both sexes, per 100,000 people.