Central African Republic vs Lesotho: Mortality rates at age 65
Central African Republic
4.4 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Lesotho
5.18 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Central African Republic rank
4th
Lesotho rank
1st
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Central African Republic
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 5.18 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.4 deaths per 1,000 people in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.78 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Central African Republic's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Central African Republic ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 4th and Lesotho ranks 1st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3658 deaths per 1,000 people | Central African Republic |
| 1960s | 4.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0191 deaths per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 4.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3876 deaths per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 4.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3481 deaths per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 4.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3454 deaths per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 6.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6184 deaths per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 6.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3651 deaths per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 9.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.58 deaths per 1,000 people | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Central African Republic or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 5.18 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.4 deaths per 1,000 people in Central African Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Central African Republic and Lesotho?
- 0.78 deaths per 1,000 people, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Lesotho?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Central African Republic and Lesotho rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Central African Republic ranks 4th and Lesotho ranks 1st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Mortality rates at age 65. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.