Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Lesotho: Mortality rate, infant, female

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
38.11 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Lesotho
50.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
9th
Lesotho rank
10th

Mortality rate, infant, female over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 50.3 per 1,000 live births against 38.11 per 1,000 live births in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 12.19 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.3 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 9th and Lesotho ranks 10th of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 94.26 per 1,000 live births 67.71 per 1,000 live births 26.55 per 1,000 live births Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2000s 68.26 per 1,000 live births 70.02 per 1,000 live births 1.76 per 1,000 live births Lesotho
2010s 47.4 per 1,000 live births 61.94 per 1,000 live births 14.54 per 1,000 live births Lesotho
2020s 40.7 per 1,000 live births 53.18 per 1,000 live births 12.48 per 1,000 live births Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, female, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 50.3 per 1,000 live births against 38.11 per 1,000 live births in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, female between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Lesotho?
12.19 per 1,000 live births, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Lesotho?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Lesotho rank globally for mortality rate, infant, female?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 9th and Lesotho ranks 10th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.