Afghanistan vs Lesotho: Infant mortality rate
Afghanistan
48.31 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Lesotho
56.34 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
13th
Lesotho rank
10th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Afghanistan
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 56.34 per 1,000 live births against 48.31 per 1,000 live births in Afghanistan, a difference of 8.03 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 13th and Lesotho ranks 10th of 212 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.49 per 1,000 live births | 78.06 per 1,000 live births | 17.44 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 65.77 per 1,000 live births | 69.11 per 1,000 live births | 3.34 per 1,000 live births | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 51.59 per 1,000 live births | 59.56 per 1,000 live births | 7.98 per 1,000 live births | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Afghanistan or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 56.34 per 1,000 live births against 48.31 per 1,000 live births in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Afghanistan and Lesotho?
- 8.03 per 1,000 live births, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lesotho?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Lesotho rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 13th and Lesotho ranks 10th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.