Lesotho vs Madagascar: Child mortality by sex
Lesotho
6.61
in 2024
Madagascar
6.74
in 2024
Lesotho rank
21st
Madagascar rank
19th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Lesotho
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 6.74 against 6.61 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.13.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 21st and Madagascar ranks 19th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.66 | 16.79 | 1.12 | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 10.79 | 21.3 | 10.51 | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 10.13 | 13.86 | 3.73 | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 11.91 | 9.28 | 2.63 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 8.4 | 7.16 | 1.24 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 6.9 | 6.92 | 0.0236 | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Lesotho or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 6.74 against 6.61 in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Lesotho and Madagascar?
- 0.13, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Madagascar?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Madagascar rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Lesotho ranks 21st and Madagascar ranks 19th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.