Lesotho vs Nigeria: Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male
Lesotho
9.1 per 1,000
in 2024
Nigeria
9.2 per 1,000
in 2024
Lesotho rank
70th
Nigeria rank
67th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male over time
- Lesotho
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 9.2 per 1,000 against 9.1 per 1,000 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.
Lesotho ranks 70th and Nigeria ranks 67th of 197 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.56 per 1,000 | 18.85 per 1,000 | 1.71 per 1,000 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 27.47 per 1,000 | 13.75 per 1,000 | 13.72 per 1,000 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 19.48 per 1,000 | 10.93 per 1,000 | 8.55 per 1,000 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 10.88 per 1,000 | 9.54 per 1,000 | 1.34 per 1,000 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male, Lesotho or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 9.2 per 1,000 against 9.1 per 1,000 in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male between Lesotho and Nigeria?
- 0.1 per 1,000, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nigeria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Nigeria rank globally for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male?
- Lesotho ranks 70th and Nigeria ranks 67th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male (per 1,000). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying among male youths between age 20-24 years of age expressed per 1,000 male youths age 20, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.