Lesotho vs Nigeria: Stillbirth rate
Lesotho
2.27 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Nigeria
2.39 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Lesotho rank
15th
Nigeria rank
12th
Stillbirth rate over time
- Lesotho
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 2.39 deaths per 100 births against 2.27 deaths per 100 births in Lesotho, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100 births.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 199 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.32 deaths per 100 births | 2.83 deaths per 100 births | 0.4923 deaths per 100 births | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 2.6 deaths per 100 births | 2.64 deaths per 100 births | 0.0337 deaths per 100 births | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 2.3 deaths per 100 births | 2.44 deaths per 100 births | 0.1444 deaths per 100 births | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stillbirth rate, Lesotho or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 2.39 deaths per 100 births against 2.27 deaths per 100 births in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Lesotho and Nigeria?
- 0.12 deaths per 100 births, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nigeria?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Nigeria rank globally for stillbirth rate?
- Lesotho ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 12th 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.