Lesotho vs Pakistan: Child mortality by sex
Lesotho
6.61 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Pakistan
6.08 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Lesotho rank
21st
Pakistan rank
23rd
Child mortality by sex over time
- Lesotho
- Pakistan
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 6.61 deaths per 100 live births against 6.08 deaths per 100 live births in Pakistan, a difference of 0.53 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 73 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Pakistan ahead.
Lesotho ranks 21st and Pakistan ranks 23rd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Pakistan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21.65 deaths per 100 live births | 30.39 deaths per 100 live births | 8.74 deaths per 100 live births | Pakistan |
| 1960s | 19.24 deaths per 100 live births | 21.88 deaths per 100 live births | 2.64 deaths per 100 live births | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 16.15 deaths per 100 live births | 17.85 deaths per 100 live births | 1.7 deaths per 100 live births | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 10.79 deaths per 100 live births | 15.82 deaths per 100 live births | 5.03 deaths per 100 live births | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 10.13 deaths per 100 live births | 13.04 deaths per 100 live births | 2.91 deaths per 100 live births | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 11.91 deaths per 100 live births | 10.29 deaths per 100 live births | 1.62 deaths per 100 live births | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 8.4 deaths per 100 live births | 8.19 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2089 deaths per 100 live births | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 6.9 deaths per 100 live births | 6.48 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4191 deaths per 100 live births | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Lesotho or Pakistan?
- Lesotho, at 6.61 deaths per 100 live births against 6.08 deaths per 100 live births in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Lesotho and Pakistan?
- 0.53 deaths per 100 live births, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Pakistan?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Pakistan rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Lesotho ranks 21st and Pakistan ranks 23rd 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 Child mortality by sex. 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 male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .