Lesotho vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Mortality rate, adult, male

Lesotho
464.08 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
295.66 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Lesotho rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
3rd

Mortality rate, adult, male over time

  • Lesotho
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 464.08 per 1,000 male adults against 295.66 per 1,000 male adults in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 168.42 per 1,000 male adults.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Lesotho ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 443.21 per 1,000 male adults 458.33 per 1,000 male adults 15.12 per 1,000 male adults Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s 421.77 per 1,000 male adults 422.55 per 1,000 male adults 0.7783 per 1,000 male adults Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 390.22 per 1,000 male adults 404.81 per 1,000 male adults 14.6 per 1,000 male adults Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 472.64 per 1,000 male adults 412.55 per 1,000 male adults 60.08 per 1,000 male adults Lesotho
2000s 719.43 per 1,000 male adults 390.61 per 1,000 male adults 328.82 per 1,000 male adults Lesotho
2010s 615.32 per 1,000 male adults 335.47 per 1,000 male adults 279.85 per 1,000 male adults Lesotho
2020s 497.43 per 1,000 male adults 309.57 per 1,000 male adults 187.85 per 1,000 male adults Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, male, Lesotho or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Lesotho, at 464.08 per 1,000 male adults against 295.66 per 1,000 male adults in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa?
168.42 per 1,000 male adults, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
Lesotho ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults)
Unit
per 1,000 male 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, male, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old male dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.