Least developed countries vs Lesotho: Mortality rate, infant, male

Least developed countries
44.76 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Lesotho
62.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Least developed countries rank
11th
Lesotho rank
10th

Mortality rate, infant, male over time

  • Least developed countries
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 62.1 per 1,000 live births against 44.76 per 1,000 live births in Least developed countries, a difference of 17.34 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.4 times Least developed countries's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Least developed countries ahead.

Least developed countries ranks 11th and Lesotho ranks 10th of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Least developed countries averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 107.78 per 1,000 live births 81.81 per 1,000 live births 25.97 per 1,000 live births Least developed countries
2000s 77.92 per 1,000 live births 85.68 per 1,000 live births 7.76 per 1,000 live births Lesotho
2010s 55.33 per 1,000 live births 75.86 per 1,000 live births 20.53 per 1,000 live births Lesotho
2020s 47.29 per 1,000 live births 65.54 per 1,000 live births 18.25 per 1,000 live births Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, male, Least developed countries or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 62.1 per 1,000 live births against 44.76 per 1,000 live births in Least developed countries as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, male between Least developed countries and Lesotho?
17.34 per 1,000 live births, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Lesotho?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Least developed countries and Lesotho rank globally for mortality rate, infant, male?
Least developed countries ranks 11th 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, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, infant, male (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, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.