Lesotho vs Somalia: Maternal mortality, gaps filled
Lesotho
566.21
in 2020
Somalia
620.68
in 2020
Lesotho rank
9th
Somalia rank
7th
Maternal mortality, gaps filled over time
- Lesotho
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 620.68 against 566.21 in Lesotho, a difference of 54.47.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Somalia ahead.
Lesotho ranks 9th and Somalia ranks 7th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 555.11 | 1,150 | 595.28 | Somalia |
| 1990s | 510.14 | 1,078 | 568 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 674.14 | 1,064 | 389.91 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 792.29 | 779.86 | 12.43 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 566.21 | 620.68 | 54.48 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality, gaps filled, Lesotho or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 620.68 against 566.21 in Lesotho as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality, gaps filled between Lesotho and Somalia?
- 54.47, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Somalia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Lesotho and Somalia rank globally for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
- Lesotho ranks 9th and Somalia ranks 7th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.