How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Lesotho?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs Lesotho: Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality

Ecuador

5.48 years

in 2023

Lesotho

5.39 years

in 2023

Ecuador rank

94th

Lesotho rank

96th

Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality over time

Ecuador
Lesotho

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 5.48 years against 5.39 years in Lesotho, a difference of 0.09 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lesotho ahead.

Ecuador ranks 94th and Lesotho ranks 96th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3.53 years	6.16 years	2.63 years	Lesotho
1960s	4.38 years	6.75 years	2.36 years	Lesotho
1970s	4.91 years	7.54 years	2.63 years	Lesotho
1980s	5.07 years	8.42 years	3.34 years	Lesotho
1990s	6.31 years	7.17 years	0.8632 years	Lesotho
2000s	6.27 years	4.37 years	1.9 years	Ecuador
2010s	5.25 years	4.87 years	0.3752 years	Ecuador
2020s	6.2 years	5.28 years	0.9184 years	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality, Ecuador or Lesotho?: Ecuador, at 5.48 years against 5.39 years in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality between Ecuador and Lesotho?: 0.09 years, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Lesotho?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Lesotho rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality?: Ecuador ranks 94th and Lesotho ranks 96th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.