Lesotho vs Nigeria: Survival to age 65, male
Lesotho
39.5%
in 2024
Nigeria
47.5%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
218th
Nigeria rank
215th
Survival to age 65, male over time
- Lesotho
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 47.5% against 39.5% in Lesotho, a difference of 8.0%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 218th and Nigeria ranks 215th 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 | 35.5% | 25.0% | 10.5% | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 38.8% | 31.8% | 7.0% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 44.3% | 35.5% | 8.8% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 37.6% | 34.9% | 2.7% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 40.2% | 22.7% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 44.0% | 17.6% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 36.3% | 46.3% | 10.0% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival to age 65, male, Lesotho or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 47.5% against 39.5% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in survival to age 65, male between Lesotho and Nigeria?
- 8.0%, with Nigeria 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, male?
- Lesotho ranks 218th and Nigeria ranks 215th 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, male (% 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.