Guinea vs Lesotho: Infant mortality rate
Guinea
5.98 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Lesotho
5.63 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Guinea rank
7th
Lesotho rank
10th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Guinea
- Lesotho
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 5.98 deaths per 100 live births against 5.63 deaths per 100 live births in Lesotho, a difference of 0.35 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 7th and Lesotho ranks 10th of 199 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.11 deaths per 100 live births | 14.76 deaths per 100 live births | 4.35 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 1960s | 18.68 deaths per 100 live births | 14.29 deaths per 100 live births | 4.39 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 1970s | 17.29 deaths per 100 live births | 12.81 deaths per 100 live births | 4.48 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 1980s | 14.91 deaths per 100 live births | 8.92 deaths per 100 live births | 5.99 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 1990s | 11.82 deaths per 100 live births | 7.5 deaths per 100 live births | 4.32 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 2000s | 8.43 deaths per 100 live births | 7.81 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6253 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 2010s | 7.1 deaths per 100 live births | 6.91 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1907 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 2020s | 6.28 deaths per 100 live births | 5.96 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3271 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Guinea or Lesotho?
- Guinea, at 5.98 deaths per 100 live births against 5.63 deaths per 100 live births in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Guinea and Lesotho?
- 0.35 deaths per 100 live births, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Lesotho?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Lesotho rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Guinea ranks 7th and Lesotho ranks 10th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .