Lesotho vs Nigeria: Survival to age 65, female
Lesotho
51.3%
in 2024
Nigeria
49.1%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
217th
Nigeria rank
218th
Survival to age 65, female over time
- Lesotho
- Nigeria
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 51.3% against 49.1% in Nigeria, a difference of 2.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 217th and Nigeria ranks 218th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.7% | 32.0% | 18.7% | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 56.2% | 37.8% | 18.4% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 63.7% | 41.4% | 22.3% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 53.5% | 40.1% | 13.5% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 42.4% | 16.5% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 45.6% | 8.9% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 47.9% | 47.9% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival to age 65, female, Lesotho or Nigeria?
- Lesotho, at 51.3% against 49.1% in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in survival to age 65, female between Lesotho and Nigeria?
- 2.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nigeria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Nigeria rank globally for survival to age 65, female?
- Lesotho ranks 217th and Nigeria ranks 218th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.