Lesotho vs Samoa: Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases

Lesotho

36.3%

in 2021

Samoa

32.3%

in 2021

Lesotho rank

6th

Samoa rank

8th

Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases over time

Lesotho
Samoa

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 36.3% against 32.3% in Samoa, a difference of 4.0%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Samoa ahead.

Lesotho ranks 6th and Samoa ranks 8th of 185 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases
Unit: %
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 4,070 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated share of 30-year-olds who would die before their 70th birthday from common non-communicable diseases: any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease.