Lesotho vs Sudan: Child mortality by sex
Lesotho
6.61
in 2024
Sudan
6.64
in 2024
Lesotho rank
21st
Sudan rank
20th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Lesotho
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 6.64 against 6.61 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 21st and Sudan ranks 20th of 195 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Sudan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20.58 | 19.52 | 1.06 | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 19.24 | 17.56 | 1.68 | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 16.15 | 16.16 | 0.0072 | Sudan |
| 1980s | 10.79 | 17.68 | 6.89 | Sudan |
| 1990s | 10.13 | 13.07 | 2.94 | Sudan |
| 2000s | 11.91 | 9.74 | 2.17 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 8.4 | 7.04 | 1.36 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 6.9 | 6.15 | 0.7474 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Lesotho or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 6.64 against 6.61 in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Lesotho and Sudan?
- 0.03, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sudan?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Sudan rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Lesotho ranks 21st and Sudan ranks 20th 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.