Gambia vs Lesotho: Maternal deaths by income group
Gambia
398.67 deaths
in 2020
Lesotho
334.06 deaths
in 2020
Gambia rank
61st
Lesotho rank
64th
Maternal deaths by income group over time
- Gambia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 398.67 deaths against 334.06 deaths in Lesotho, a difference of 64.61 deaths.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 61st and Lesotho ranks 64th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 485.43 deaths | 344.12 deaths | 141.31 deaths | Gambia |
| 1990s | 462.95 deaths | 310.47 deaths | 152.47 deaths | Gambia |
| 2000s | 501.19 deaths | 393.79 deaths | 107.4 deaths | Gambia |
| 2010s | 456.12 deaths | 473.09 deaths | 16.97 deaths | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 398.67 deaths | 334.06 deaths | 64.61 deaths | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Gambia or Lesotho?
- Gambia, at 398.67 deaths against 334.06 deaths in Lesotho as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Gambia and Lesotho?
- 64.61 deaths, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Lesotho?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Gambia and Lesotho rank globally for maternal deaths by income group?
- Gambia ranks 61st and Lesotho ranks 64th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal deaths by income group. 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 maternal deaths in a given year.