Lesotho vs South Sudan: Mortality rates age 25 by sex
Lesotho
0.5454
in 2023
South Sudan
0.6657
in 2023
Lesotho rank
6th
South Sudan rank
4th
Mortality rates age 25 by sex over time
- Lesotho
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 0.6657 against 0.5454 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1203.
That makes South Sudan'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 South Sudan ahead.
Lesotho ranks 6th and South Sudan ranks 4th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7909 | 1.58 | 0.7919 | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 0.7158 | 2.75 | 2.03 | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 0.6276 | 1.57 | 0.94 | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 0.4917 | 2.1 | 1.61 | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 0.6155 | 2.98 | 2.37 | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 1.2 | 0.653 | 0.5517 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.8549 | 1.03 | 0.1788 | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.5903 | 0.6572 | 0.0668 | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates age 25 by sex, Lesotho or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 0.6657 against 0.5454 in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates age 25 by sex between Lesotho and South Sudan?
- 0.1203, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and South Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and South Sudan rank globally for mortality rates age 25 by sex?
- Lesotho ranks 6th and South Sudan ranks 4th 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.