Lesotho vs Niger: Stillbirth rate
Lesotho
2.27 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Niger
2.14 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Lesotho rank
15th
Niger rank
18th
Stillbirth rate over time
- Lesotho
- Niger
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2.27 deaths per 100 births against 2.14 deaths per 100 births in Niger, a difference of 0.13 deaths per 100 births.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 15th and Niger ranks 18th of 199 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.32 deaths per 100 births | 2.63 deaths per 100 births | 0.6927 deaths per 100 births | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 2.6 deaths per 100 births | 2.18 deaths per 100 births | 0.4256 deaths per 100 births | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2.3 deaths per 100 births | 2.16 deaths per 100 births | 0.1386 deaths per 100 births | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stillbirth rate, Lesotho or Niger?
- Lesotho, at 2.27 deaths per 100 births against 2.14 deaths per 100 births in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Lesotho and Niger?
- 0.13 deaths per 100 births, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Niger?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Niger rank globally for stillbirth rate?
- Lesotho ranks 15th and Niger ranks 18th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Stillbirth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.