Africa Eastern and Southern vs Lesotho: Mortality rate, infant
Africa Eastern and Southern
40.69 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Lesotho
56.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
10th
Lesotho rank
10th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Africa Eastern and Southern
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 56.3 per 1,000 live births against 40.69 per 1,000 live births in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 15.61 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.4 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 10th and Lesotho ranks 10th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Eastern and Southern | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.62 per 1,000 live births | 74.96 per 1,000 live births | 22.66 per 1,000 live births | Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 2000s | 71.04 per 1,000 live births | 78.06 per 1,000 live births | 7.02 per 1,000 live births | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 49.09 per 1,000 live births | 69.11 per 1,000 live births | 20.02 per 1,000 live births | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 42.83 per 1,000 live births | 59.56 per 1,000 live births | 16.73 per 1,000 live births | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Africa Eastern and Southern or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 56.3 per 1,000 live births against 40.69 per 1,000 live births in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Africa Eastern and Southern and Lesotho?
- 15.61 per 1,000 live births, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Lesotho?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Lesotho rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 10th 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 (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
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.