Lesotho vs Pakistan: Child mortality rate
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 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 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Pakistan ahead.
Lesotho ranks 21st and Pakistan ranks 24th of 200 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 | 21.83 deaths per 100 live births | 31.76 deaths per 100 live births | 9.93 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 | 0.073 deaths per 100 live births | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 6.27 deaths per 100 live births | 5.98 deaths per 100 live births | 0.294 deaths per 100 live births | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, 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 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?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Pakistan rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Lesotho ranks 21st and Pakistan ranks 24th of 200 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 rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.