Afghanistan vs Lesotho: Infant mortality rate by sex
Afghanistan
4.45 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Lesotho
5.03 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
13th
Lesotho rank
11th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Afghanistan
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 5.03 deaths per 100 live births against 4.45 deaths per 100 live births in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.58 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 68 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 13th and Lesotho ranks 11th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24.62 deaths per 100 live births | 13.13 deaths per 100 live births | 11.49 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 22.79 deaths per 100 live births | 13.47 deaths per 100 live births | 9.33 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 20.52 deaths per 100 live births | 12.08 deaths per 100 live births | 8.44 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 17.66 deaths per 100 live births | 8.25 deaths per 100 live births | 9.41 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 12.21 deaths per 100 live births | 6.77 deaths per 100 live births | 5.44 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 9.05 deaths per 100 live births | 7 deaths per 100 live births | 2.05 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 6.14 deaths per 100 live births | 6.19 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0533 deaths per 100 live births | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 4.76 deaths per 100 live births | 5.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5578 deaths per 100 live births | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Afghanistan or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 5.03 deaths per 100 live births against 4.45 deaths per 100 live births in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Afghanistan and Lesotho?
- 0.58 deaths per 100 live births, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lesotho?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Lesotho rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Afghanistan ranks 13th and Lesotho ranks 11th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .