Lesotho vs Pakistan: Child mortality rate vs. mean male height
Lesotho
6 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Pakistan
5.6 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Lesotho rank
21st
Pakistan rank
24th
Child mortality rate vs. mean male height over time
- Lesotho
- Pakistan
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 6 deaths per 100 live births against 5.6 deaths per 100 live births in Pakistan, a difference of 0.4 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Pakistan ahead.
Lesotho ranks 21st and Pakistan ranks 24th 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 | 20.71 deaths per 100 live births | 30.36 deaths per 100 live births | 9.66 deaths per 100 live births | Pakistan |
| 1960s | 18.43 deaths per 100 live births | 21.93 deaths per 100 live births | 3.5 deaths per 100 live births | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 15.42 deaths per 100 live births | 17.83 deaths per 100 live births | 2.41 deaths per 100 live births | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 10.1 deaths per 100 live births | 15.49 deaths per 100 live births | 5.39 deaths per 100 live births | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 9.4 deaths per 100 live births | 12.62 deaths per 100 live births | 3.23 deaths per 100 live births | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 11.1 deaths per 100 live births | 9.75 deaths per 100 live births | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 7.68 deaths per 100 live births | 7.61 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0716 deaths per 100 live births | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 6.27 deaths per 100 live births | 5.98 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2924 deaths per 100 live births | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate vs. mean male height, Lesotho or Pakistan?
- Lesotho, at 6 deaths per 100 live births against 5.6 deaths per 100 live births in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. mean male height between Lesotho and Pakistan?
- 0.4 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 rate vs. mean male height?
- Lesotho ranks 21st and Pakistan ranks 24th 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 rate vs. mean male height. 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 children aged under five years, per 100 live births .