France vs Lesotho: Number of youth deaths
France
3,412 deaths
in 2024
Lesotho
3,758 deaths
in 2024
France rank
86th
Lesotho rank
84th
Number of youth deaths over time
- France
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 3,758 deaths against 3,412 deaths in France, a difference of 346 deaths.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was France ahead.
France ranks 86th and Lesotho ranks 84th of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,530 deaths | 6,459 deaths | 70.7 deaths | France |
| 2000s | 4,544 deaths | 6,918 deaths | 2,374 deaths | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 3,866 deaths | 5,081 deaths | 1,215 deaths | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 3,551 deaths | 3,976 deaths | 425.6 deaths | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of youth deaths, France or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 3,758 deaths against 3,412 deaths in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of youth deaths between France and Lesotho?
- 346 deaths, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Lesotho?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do France and Lesotho rank globally for number of youth deaths?
- France ranks 86th 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.