Lesotho vs Mozambique: Child mortality
Lesotho
6 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mozambique
5.94 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Lesotho rank
21st
Mozambique rank
22nd
Child mortality over time
- Lesotho
- Mozambique
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 6 deaths per 100 live births against 5.94 deaths per 100 live births in Mozambique, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Mozambique ahead.
Lesotho ranks 21st and Mozambique ranks 22nd of 203 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 40.72 deaths per 100 live births | 43.98 deaths per 100 live births | 3.26 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1810s | 40.72 deaths per 100 live births | 43.98 deaths per 100 live births | 3.26 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1820s | 40.72 deaths per 100 live births | 43.98 deaths per 100 live births | 3.26 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1830s | 40.72 deaths per 100 live births | 43.98 deaths per 100 live births | 3.26 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1840s | 40.72 deaths per 100 live births | 43.98 deaths per 100 live births | 3.26 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1850s | 40.72 deaths per 100 live births | 43.98 deaths per 100 live births | 3.26 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1860s | 40.72 deaths per 100 live births | 43.98 deaths per 100 live births | 3.26 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1870s | 40.72 deaths per 100 live births | 43.98 deaths per 100 live births | 3.26 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1880s | 40.72 deaths per 100 live births | 43.98 deaths per 100 live births | 3.26 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1890s | 40.71 deaths per 100 live births | 43.96 deaths per 100 live births | 3.25 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1900s | 40.4 deaths per 100 live births | 43.63 deaths per 100 live births | 3.23 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1910s | 39.58 deaths per 100 live births | 42.74 deaths per 100 live births | 3.16 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1920s | 38.62 deaths per 100 live births | 41.71 deaths per 100 live births | 3.09 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1930s | 36.7 deaths per 100 live births | 39.14 deaths per 100 live births | 2.44 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1940s | 29.64 deaths per 100 live births | 34.82 deaths per 100 live births | 5.17 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1950s | 21.3 deaths per 100 live births | 30.4 deaths per 100 live births | 9.1 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1960s | 18.43 deaths per 100 live births | 27.3 deaths per 100 live births | 8.87 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 15.42 deaths per 100 live births | 26.8 deaths per 100 live births | 11.38 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 10.1 deaths per 100 live births | 25.67 deaths per 100 live births | 15.57 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 9.4 deaths per 100 live births | 21 deaths per 100 live births | 11.6 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 11.1 deaths per 100 live births | 12.98 deaths per 100 live births | 1.88 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 7.68 deaths per 100 live births | 7.96 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2781 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 6.27 deaths per 100 live births | 6.36 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0899 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Lesotho or Mozambique?
- Lesotho, at 6 deaths per 100 live births against 5.94 deaths per 100 live births in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Lesotho and Mozambique?
- 0.06 deaths per 100 live births, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mozambique?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Mozambique rank globally for child mortality?
- Lesotho ranks 21st and Mozambique ranks 22nd of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.