Botswana vs Lesotho: Infant mortality, annual growth rate
Botswana
-3.58 % change on previous year
in 2024
Lesotho
-3.57 % change on previous year
in 2024
Botswana rank
168th
Lesotho rank
167th
Infant mortality, annual growth rate over time
- Botswana
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports -3.57 % change on previous year against -3.58 % change on previous year in Botswana, a difference of 0.01 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 168th and Lesotho ranks 167th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -2.15 % change on previous year | -1.8 % change on previous year | 0.3474 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1960s | -2.07 % change on previous year | 0.3656 % change on previous year | 2.43 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1970s | -4.21 % change on previous year | -2.63 % change on previous year | 1.58 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1980s | -4.4 % change on previous year | -3.49 % change on previous year | 0.9082 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1990s | -0.1396 % change on previous year | -0.3745 % change on previous year | 0.2349 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 2000s | 2.84 % change on previous year | 0.4756 % change on previous year | 2.37 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 2010s | -3.28 % change on previous year | -1.96 % change on previous year | 1.32 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 2020s | -3.01 % change on previous year | -2.37 % change on previous year | 0.6408 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality, annual growth rate, Botswana or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at -3.57 % change on previous year against -3.58 % change on previous year in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality, annual growth rate between Botswana and Lesotho?
- 0.01 % change on previous year, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for infant mortality, annual growth rate?
- Botswana ranks 168th and Lesotho ranks 167th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Infant mortality, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Infant mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.