Lesotho vs South Sudan: Probability of dying that year, among males
Lesotho
6.2%
in 2023
South Sudan
6.8%
in 2023
Lesotho rank
10th
South Sudan rank
8th
Probability of dying that year, among males over time
- Lesotho
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 6.8% against 6.2% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Sudan ahead.
Lesotho ranks 10th and South Sudan ranks 8th of 236 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.6% | 23.8% | 8.2% | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 13.9% | 23.1% | 9.2% | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 12.0% | 19.8% | 7.9% | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 8.5% | 20.2% | 11.7% | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 15.6% | 7.6% | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 9.6% | 0.5% | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 10.1% | 3.0% | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 6.8% | 0.5% | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying that year, among males, Lesotho or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 6.8% against 6.2% in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying that year, among males between Lesotho and South Sudan?
- 0.6%, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and South Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and South Sudan rank globally for probability of dying that year, among males?
- Lesotho ranks 10th and South Sudan ranks 8th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying that year, among males. 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 in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.