Eswatini vs Lesotho: Suicide mortality rate, by sex
Eswatini
27.2 per 100,000 people
in 2021
Lesotho
28.7 per 100,000 people
in 2021
Eswatini rank
4th
Lesotho rank
1st
Suicide mortality rate, by sex over time
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 28.7 per 100,000 people against 27.2 per 100,000 people in Eswatini, a difference of 1.5 per 100,000 people.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Eswatini ranks 4th and Lesotho ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.95 per 100,000 people | 14.95 per 100,000 people | 0 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2010s | 26.77 per 100,000 people | 27.57 per 100,000 people | 0.8 per 100,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 25.5 per 100,000 people | 31.05 per 100,000 people | 5.55 per 100,000 people | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suicide mortality rate, by sex, Eswatini or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 28.7 per 100,000 people against 27.2 per 100,000 people in Eswatini as of 2021.
- What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, by sex between Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 1.5 per 100,000 people, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for suicide mortality rate, by sex?
- Eswatini ranks 4th and Lesotho ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Suicide mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.