Africa Western and Central vs Lesotho: Mortality rate, adult, female

Africa Western and Central
270.93 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Lesotho
355.43 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Africa Western and Central rank
1st
Lesotho rank
1st

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Lesotho
200300400500600700196019922024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 355.43 per 1,000 female adults against 270.93 per 1,000 female adults in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 84.5 per 1,000 female adults.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.3 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Africa Western and Central ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Africa Western and Central averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 407.09 per 1,000 female adults 280.98 per 1,000 female adults 126.1 per 1,000 female adults Africa Western and Central
1970s 366.94 per 1,000 female adults 245.37 per 1,000 female adults 121.58 per 1,000 female adults Africa Western and Central
1980s 335.99 per 1,000 female adults 208.79 per 1,000 female adults 127.2 per 1,000 female adults Africa Western and Central
1990s 343.1 per 1,000 female adults 316.85 per 1,000 female adults 26.25 per 1,000 female adults Africa Western and Central
2000s 338.58 per 1,000 female adults 621.67 per 1,000 female adults 283.09 per 1,000 female adults Lesotho
2010s 305.3 per 1,000 female adults 509.28 per 1,000 female adults 203.98 per 1,000 female adults Lesotho
2020s 283.52 per 1,000 female adults 388.79 per 1,000 female adults 105.27 per 1,000 female adults Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, Africa Western and Central or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 355.43 per 1,000 female adults against 270.93 per 1,000 female adults in Africa Western and Central as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Africa Western and Central and Lesotho?
84.5 per 1,000 female adults, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Lesotho?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Africa Western and Central and Lesotho rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Africa Western and Central ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults)
Unit
per 1,000 female adults
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,145 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.