Lesotho vs Mongolia: Fertility rate vs. child mortality
Lesotho
2.69 live births per woman
in 2023
Mongolia
2.69 live births per woman
in 2023
Lesotho rank
72nd
Mongolia rank
74th
Fertility rate vs. child mortality over time
- Lesotho
- Mongolia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2.69 live births per woman against 2.69 live births per woman in Mongolia, a difference of 0 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 72nd and Mongolia ranks 74th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Mongolia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.76 live births per woman | 6.03 live births per woman | 0.2632 live births per woman | Mongolia |
| 1960s | 5.76 live births per woman | 7.23 live births per woman | 1.47 live births per woman | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 5.77 live births per woman | 7.01 live births per woman | 1.24 live births per woman | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 5.41 live births per woman | 5.33 live births per woman | 0.0858 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 4.23 live births per woman | 2.98 live births per woman | 1.24 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 3.5 live births per woman | 2.21 live births per woman | 1.29 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 3.19 live births per woman | 2.86 live births per woman | 0.3273 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2.76 live births per woman | 2.8 live births per woman | 0.0475 live births per woman | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. child mortality, Lesotho or Mongolia?
- Lesotho, at 2.69 live births per woman against 2.69 live births per woman in Mongolia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. child mortality between Lesotho and Mongolia?
- 0 live births per woman, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mongolia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Mongolia rank globally for fertility rate vs. child mortality?
- Lesotho ranks 72nd and Mongolia ranks 74th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.