Lesotho vs Nigeria: Mortality rate, adult, female
Lesotho
355.43 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Nigeria
340.87 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Lesotho rank
1st
Nigeria rank
2nd
Mortality rate, adult, female over time
- Lesotho
- Nigeria
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 355.43 per 1,000 female adults against 340.87 per 1,000 female adults in Nigeria, a difference of 14.56 per 1,000 female adults.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Lesotho ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 280.98 per 1,000 female adults | 424.07 per 1,000 female adults | 143.08 per 1,000 female adults | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 245.37 per 1,000 female adults | 381.79 per 1,000 female adults | 136.43 per 1,000 female adults | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 208.79 per 1,000 female adults | 362.15 per 1,000 female adults | 153.37 per 1,000 female adults | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 316.85 per 1,000 female adults | 380.83 per 1,000 female adults | 63.99 per 1,000 female adults | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 621.67 per 1,000 female adults | 377.95 per 1,000 female adults | 243.72 per 1,000 female adults | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 509.28 per 1,000 female adults | 361.8 per 1,000 female adults | 147.48 per 1,000 female adults | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 388.79 per 1,000 female adults | 349 per 1,000 female adults | 39.79 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, Lesotho or Nigeria?
- Lesotho, at 355.43 per 1,000 female adults against 340.87 per 1,000 female adults in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Lesotho and Nigeria?
- 14.56 per 1,000 female adults, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nigeria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Nigeria rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
- Lesotho ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 218 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.