Jamaica vs Lesotho: Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years
Jamaica
6.3 per 1,000
in 2024
Lesotho
6.2 per 1,000
in 2024
Jamaica rank
71st
Lesotho rank
72nd
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years over time
- Jamaica
- Lesotho
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 6.3 per 1,000 against 6.2 per 1,000 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.
Jamaica ranks 71st and Lesotho ranks 72nd of 197 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.39 per 1,000 | 21.46 per 1,000 | 14.07 per 1,000 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 6.54 per 1,000 | 28.89 per 1,000 | 22.35 per 1,000 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 6.44 per 1,000 | 17.21 per 1,000 | 10.77 per 1,000 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 6.7 per 1,000 | 7.4 per 1,000 | 0.7 per 1,000 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, Jamaica or Lesotho?
- Jamaica, at 6.3 per 1,000 against 6.2 per 1,000 in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years between Jamaica and Lesotho?
- 0.1 per 1,000, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Lesotho?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Lesotho rank globally for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years?
- Jamaica ranks 71st and Lesotho ranks 72nd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000). 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 between age 20-24 years of age expressed per 1,000 youths age 20, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.