Which has higher number of deaths, Jamaica or Lesotho?

Lesotho, at 24,612 deaths against 22,935 deaths in Jamaica as of 2023.

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

1,677 deaths, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica 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.

Jamaica vs Lesotho: Number of deaths

Jamaica

22,935 deaths

in 2023

Lesotho

24,612 deaths

in 2023

Jamaica rank

137th

Lesotho rank

135th

Number of deaths over time

Jamaica
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 24,612 deaths against 22,935 deaths in Jamaica, a difference of 1,677 deaths.

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

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

Jamaica ranks 137th and Lesotho ranks 135th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1950s	15,626 deaths	13,043 deaths	2,583 deaths	Jamaica
1960s	15,383 deaths	14,128 deaths	1,255 deaths	Jamaica
1970s	16,861 deaths	16,704 deaths	157.3 deaths	Jamaica
1980s	18,292 deaths	17,274 deaths	1,018 deaths	Jamaica
1990s	18,193 deaths	22,707 deaths	4,514 deaths	Lesotho
2000s	17,900 deaths	37,676 deaths	19,776 deaths	Lesotho
2010s	18,946 deaths	30,502 deaths	11,556 deaths	Lesotho
2020s	23,688 deaths	26,159 deaths	2,471 deaths	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Jamaica or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 24,612 deaths against 22,935 deaths in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Jamaica and Lesotho?: 1,677 deaths, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Lesotho?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Lesotho rank globally for number of deaths?: Jamaica ranks 137th 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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