Côte d'Ivoire vs Lesotho: Child mortality rate by household wealth
Côte d'Ivoire
6.54 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Lesotho
6.19 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire rank
19th
Lesotho rank
21st
Child mortality rate by household wealth over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Lesotho
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 6.54 deaths per 100 live births against 6.19 deaths per 100 live births in Lesotho, a difference of 0.35 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 19th and Lesotho ranks 21st of 106 countries.
Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.45 deaths per 100 live births | 9.89 deaths per 100 live births | 5.57 deaths per 100 live births | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 12.62 deaths per 100 live births | 11.71 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9093 deaths per 100 live births | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 8.99 deaths per 100 live births | 8.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.988 deaths per 100 live births | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 6.99 deaths per 100 live births | 6.48 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5058 deaths per 100 live births | Côte d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by household wealth, Côte d'Ivoire or Lesotho?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 6.54 deaths per 100 live births against 6.19 deaths per 100 live births in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by household wealth between Côte d'Ivoire and Lesotho?
- 0.35 deaths per 100 live births, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Lesotho?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Lesotho rank globally for child mortality rate by household wealth?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 19th and Lesotho ranks 21st of 106 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 by household wealth. 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 in the middle 20% of the population in terms of wealth.