Chile vs Lesotho: Number of child deaths by age
Chile
180 deaths
in 2024
Lesotho
204 deaths
in 2024
Chile rank
105th
Lesotho rank
103rd
Number of child deaths by age over time
- Chile
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 204 deaths against 180 deaths in Chile, a difference of 24 deaths.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 105th and Lesotho ranks 103rd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8,341 deaths | 1,439 deaths | 6,902 deaths | Chile |
| 1960s | 5,853 deaths | 1,407 deaths | 4,446 deaths | Chile |
| 1970s | 2,585 deaths | 1,125 deaths | 1,460 deaths | Chile |
| 1980s | 1,032 deaths | 671 deaths | 360.9 deaths | Chile |
| 1990s | 671.8 deaths | 1,168 deaths | 496.6 deaths | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 357.2 deaths | 1,898 deaths | 1,540 deaths | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 265.3 deaths | 449.6 deaths | 184.3 deaths | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 195.8 deaths | 184.4 deaths | 11.4 deaths | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Chile or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 204 deaths against 180 deaths in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Chile and Lesotho?
- 24 deaths, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Lesotho?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Lesotho rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- Chile ranks 105th and Lesotho ranks 103rd 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 Number of child deaths by age. 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 deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .