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