Eritrea vs Lesotho: Number of youth deaths
Eritrea
3,915 deaths
in 2024
Lesotho
3,758 deaths
in 2024
Eritrea rank
82nd
Lesotho rank
84th
Number of youth deaths over time
- Eritrea
- Lesotho
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 3,915 deaths against 3,758 deaths in Lesotho, a difference of 157 deaths.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 82nd and Lesotho ranks 84th of 199 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,845 deaths | 6,459 deaths | 5,386 deaths | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 7,284 deaths | 6,918 deaths | 365.9 deaths | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 5,236 deaths | 5,081 deaths | 155.2 deaths | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 4,075 deaths | 3,976 deaths | 98.4 deaths | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of youth deaths, Eritrea or Lesotho?
- Eritrea, at 3,915 deaths against 3,758 deaths in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of youth deaths between Eritrea and Lesotho?
- 157 deaths, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Lesotho?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Lesotho rank globally for number of youth deaths?
- Eritrea ranks 82nd and Lesotho ranks 84th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of youth deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.