Which has higher number of deaths, Albania or Lesotho?

Lesotho, at 24,612 deaths against 23,427 deaths in Albania as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Albania and Lesotho?

1,185 deaths, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Lesotho?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Albania vs Lesotho: Number of deaths

Albania

23,427 deaths

in 2023

Lesotho

24,612 deaths

in 2023

Albania rank

136th

Lesotho rank

135th

Number of deaths over time

Albania
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 24,612 deaths against 23,427 deaths in Albania, a difference of 1,185 deaths.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Albania's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Albania ahead.

Albania ranks 136th and Lesotho ranks 135th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Albania	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1950s	28,412 deaths	13,043 deaths	15,369 deaths	Albania
1960s	22,381 deaths	14,128 deaths	8,253 deaths	Albania
1970s	18,402 deaths	16,704 deaths	1,699 deaths	Albania
1980s	18,049 deaths	17,274 deaths	774.8 deaths	Albania
1990s	18,015 deaths	22,707 deaths	4,691 deaths	Lesotho
2000s	17,504 deaths	37,676 deaths	20,172 deaths	Lesotho
2010s	20,366 deaths	30,502 deaths	10,136 deaths	Lesotho
2020s	25,842 deaths	26,159 deaths	316.5 deaths	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Albania or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 24,612 deaths against 23,427 deaths in Albania as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Albania and Lesotho?: 1,185 deaths, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Lesotho?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Albania and Lesotho rank globally for number of deaths?: Albania ranks 136th and Lesotho ranks 135th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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