Afghanistan vs Lesotho: Infant mortality rate wdi

Afghanistan
4.45
in 2024
Lesotho
5.03
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
13th
Lesotho rank
11th

Infant mortality rate wdi over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Lesotho
510152025195219882024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 5.03 against 4.45 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.58.

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 195 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 13.13 11.49 Afghanistan
1960s 22.79 13.47 9.33 Afghanistan
1970s 20.52 12.08 8.44 Afghanistan
1980s 17.66 8.25 9.41 Afghanistan
1990s 12.21 6.77 5.44 Afghanistan
2000s 9.05 7 2.05 Afghanistan
2010s 6.14 6.19 0.0533 Lesotho
2020s 4.76 5.32 0.5578 Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate wdi, Afghanistan or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 5.03 against 4.45 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate wdi between Afghanistan and Lesotho?
0.58, 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 wdi?
Afghanistan ranks 13th and Lesotho ranks 11th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate wdi. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Infant mortality rate wdi
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed