Lesotho vs Togo: Child mortality rate
Lesotho
6 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Togo
5.61 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Lesotho rank
21st
Togo rank
23rd
Child mortality rate over time
- Lesotho
- Togo
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 6 deaths per 100 live births against 5.61 deaths per 100 live births in Togo, a difference of 0.39 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Togo's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Togo ahead.
Lesotho ranks 21st and Togo ranks 23rd of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Togo in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21.83 deaths per 100 live births | 27.14 deaths per 100 live births | 5.3 deaths per 100 live births | Togo |
| 1960s | 18.43 deaths per 100 live births | 24.58 deaths per 100 live births | 6.15 deaths per 100 live births | Togo |
| 1970s | 15.42 deaths per 100 live births | 20.44 deaths per 100 live births | 5.02 deaths per 100 live births | Togo |
| 1980s | 10.1 deaths per 100 live births | 16.3 deaths per 100 live births | 6.2 deaths per 100 live births | Togo |
| 1990s | 9.4 deaths per 100 live births | 13.62 deaths per 100 live births | 4.22 deaths per 100 live births | Togo |
| 2000s | 11.1 deaths per 100 live births | 10.44 deaths per 100 live births | 0.655 deaths per 100 live births | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 7.68 deaths per 100 live births | 7.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.007 deaths per 100 live births | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 6.27 deaths per 100 live births | 6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.27 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 Togo?
- Lesotho, at 6 deaths per 100 live births against 5.61 deaths per 100 live births in Togo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Lesotho and Togo?
- 0.39 deaths per 100 live births, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Togo?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Togo rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Lesotho ranks 21st and Togo ranks 23rd 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
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.