Lesotho vs Namibia: Number of child deaths by age

Lesotho
204 deaths
in 2024
Namibia
230 deaths
in 2024
Lesotho rank
103rd
Namibia rank
100th

Number of child deaths by age over time

  • Lesotho
  • Namibia
05001.0k1.5k2.0k195719902024

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 230 deaths against 204 deaths in Lesotho, a difference of 26 deaths.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 103rd and Namibia ranks 100th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Namibia Difference Ahead
1970s 1,084 deaths 1,177 deaths 93.12 deaths Namibia
1980s 671 deaths 964.6 deaths 293.6 deaths Namibia
1990s 1,168 deaths 1,156 deaths 12.5 deaths Lesotho
2000s 1,898 deaths 1,418 deaths 479.3 deaths Lesotho
2010s 449.6 deaths 365.8 deaths 83.8 deaths Lesotho
2020s 184.4 deaths 219 deaths 34.6 deaths Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Lesotho or Namibia?
Namibia, at 230 deaths against 204 deaths in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Lesotho and Namibia?
26 deaths, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Namibia?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Namibia rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
Lesotho ranks 103rd and Namibia ranks 100th 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

Indicator
Number of child deaths by age
Unit
deaths
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .