Jordan vs Lesotho: Number of child deaths by region
Jordan
3,048
in 2024
Lesotho
3,308
in 2024
Jordan rank
85th
Lesotho rank
82nd
Number of child deaths by region over time
- Jordan
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 3,308 against 3,048 in Jordan, a difference of 260.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 85th and Lesotho ranks 82nd of 195 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,096 | 6,465 | 369.5 | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 6,018 | 7,057 | 1,039 | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 4,875 | 5,990 | 1,115 | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 4,680 | 5,669 | 988.2 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 3,784 | 6,307 | 2,524 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 3,632 | 4,582 | 950.6 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 3,233 | 3,511 | 278.8 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by region, Jordan or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 3,308 against 3,048 in Jordan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by region between Jordan and Lesotho?
- 260, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Lesotho?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and Lesotho rank globally for number of child deaths by region?
- Jordan ranks 85th and Lesotho ranks 82nd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of children under five years old who die each year.