Equatorial Guinea vs Lesotho: Infant mortality rate
Equatorial Guinea
5.3%
in 2023
Lesotho
5.7%
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
12th
Lesotho rank
10th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 5.7% against 5.3% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 12th and Lesotho ranks 10th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 7 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.2% | 14.7% | 1.6% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1960s | 15.3% | 13.0% | 2.2% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 14.4% | 11.2% | 3.2% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 12.3% | 7.9% | 4.4% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 11.1% | 7.3% | 3.8% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 8.4% | 0.8% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.5% | 0.4% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.8% | 0.3% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Equatorial Guinea or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 5.7% against 5.3% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho?
- 0.4%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 12th and Lesotho ranks 10th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of newborns who die before reaching the age of one.