North Korea vs Lesotho: Child Mortality rate age 1-4 (UN IGME estimate, 2024)
North Korea
3.39
in 2024
Lesotho
3.84
in 2024
North Korea rank
62nd
Lesotho rank
59th
Child Mortality rate age 1-4 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) over time
- North Korea
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 3.84 against 3.39 in North Korea, a difference of 0.45.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1952 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 62nd and Lesotho ranks 59th of 201 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 66.63 | 69.83 | 3.2 | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 28.56 | 48.28 | 19.73 | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 13.48 | 30 | 16.53 | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 8.51 | 12.99 | 4.47 | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 27.28 | 20.54 | 6.74 | North Korea |
| 2000s | 17.75 | 35.69 | 17.95 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 4.55 | 8.26 | 3.71 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 3.43 | 3.35 | 0.0783 | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate age 1-4, North Korea or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 3.84 against 3.39 in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate age 1-4 between North Korea and Lesotho?
- 0.45, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Lesotho?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Lesotho rank globally for child mortality rate age 1-4?
- North Korea ranks 62nd and Lesotho ranks 59th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Child Mortality rate age 1-4 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.