Lesotho vs Mozambique: Child mortality rate by sex
Lesotho
5.35 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mozambique
5.5 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Lesotho rank
22nd
Mozambique rank
21st
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Lesotho
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 5.5 deaths per 100 live births against 5.35 deaths per 100 live births in Lesotho, a difference of 0.15 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Mozambique ahead.
Lesotho ranks 22nd and Mozambique ranks 21st of 199 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.56 deaths per 100 live births | 26.23 deaths per 100 live births | 8.67 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 14.64 deaths per 100 live births | 25.77 deaths per 100 live births | 11.13 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 9.38 deaths per 100 live births | 24.72 deaths per 100 live births | 15.34 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 8.62 deaths per 100 live births | 20.23 deaths per 100 live births | 11.61 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 10.24 deaths per 100 live births | 12.47 deaths per 100 live births | 2.23 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 6.91 deaths per 100 live births | 7.49 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5731 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 5.6 deaths per 100 live births | 5.91 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3047 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Lesotho or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 5.5 deaths per 100 live births against 5.35 deaths per 100 live births in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Lesotho and Mozambique?
- 0.15 deaths per 100 live births, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mozambique?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Mozambique rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Lesotho ranks 22nd and Mozambique ranks 21st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate 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 female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .