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Central African Republic vs Lesotho: Mortality rate, infant

Central African Republic
58.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Lesotho
56.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
8th
Lesotho rank
10th

Mortality rate, infant over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 58.8 per 1,000 live births against 56.3 per 1,000 live births in Lesotho, a difference of 2.5 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 8th and Lesotho ranks 10th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 6 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 147.11 per 1,000 live births 142.9 per 1,000 live births 4.21 per 1,000 live births Central African Republic
1970s 122.94 per 1,000 live births 128.07 per 1,000 live births 5.13 per 1,000 live births Lesotho
1980s 111.1 per 1,000 live births 89.22 per 1,000 live births 21.88 per 1,000 live births Central African Republic
1990s 105.52 per 1,000 live births 74.96 per 1,000 live births 30.56 per 1,000 live births Central African Republic
2000s 106.61 per 1,000 live births 78.06 per 1,000 live births 28.55 per 1,000 live births Central African Republic
2010s 86.53 per 1,000 live births 69.11 per 1,000 live births 17.42 per 1,000 live births Central African Republic
2020s 99.48 per 1,000 live births 59.56 per 1,000 live births 39.92 per 1,000 live births Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Central African Republic or Lesotho?
Central African Republic, at 58.8 per 1,000 live births against 56.3 per 1,000 live births in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Central African Republic and Lesotho?
2.5 per 1,000 live births, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Lesotho?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Lesotho rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
Central African Republic ranks 8th and Lesotho ranks 10th of 197 countries.
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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Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (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 is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.