Lesotho vs Nigeria: Mortality rates age 25 by sex
Lesotho
0.5454
in 2023
Nigeria
0.6524
in 2023
Lesotho rank
6th
Nigeria rank
5th
Mortality rates age 25 by sex over time
- Lesotho
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.6524 against 0.5454 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.107.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.
Lesotho ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7909 | 1.07 | 0.2756 | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 0.7158 | 1.11 | 0.3912 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.6276 | 0.8865 | 0.2589 | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.4917 | 0.8264 | 0.3347 | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.6155 | 0.8585 | 0.243 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.2 | 0.765 | 0.4397 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.8549 | 0.7072 | 0.1477 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.5903 | 0.6555 | 0.0651 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates age 25 by sex, Lesotho or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.6524 against 0.5454 in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates age 25 by sex between Lesotho and Nigeria?
- 0.107, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nigeria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Nigeria rank globally for mortality rates age 25 by sex?
- Lesotho ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Mortality rates age 25 by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.