Guinea vs Lesotho: Mortality rate, infant
Guinea
59.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Lesotho
56.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Guinea rank
7th
Lesotho rank
10th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Guinea
- Lesotho
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 59.8 per 1,000 live births against 56.3 per 1,000 live births in Lesotho, a difference of 3.5 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 7th and Lesotho ranks 10th of 197 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 186.79 per 1,000 live births | 142.9 per 1,000 live births | 43.89 per 1,000 live births | Guinea |
| 1970s | 172.92 per 1,000 live births | 128.07 per 1,000 live births | 44.85 per 1,000 live births | Guinea |
| 1980s | 149.1 per 1,000 live births | 89.22 per 1,000 live births | 59.88 per 1,000 live births | Guinea |
| 1990s | 118.19 per 1,000 live births | 74.96 per 1,000 live births | 43.23 per 1,000 live births | Guinea |
| 2000s | 84.33 per 1,000 live births | 78.06 per 1,000 live births | 6.27 per 1,000 live births | Guinea |
| 2010s | 71.02 per 1,000 live births | 69.11 per 1,000 live births | 1.91 per 1,000 live births | Guinea |
| 2020s | 62.84 per 1,000 live births | 59.56 per 1,000 live births | 3.28 per 1,000 live births | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Guinea or Lesotho?
- Guinea, at 59.8 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 Guinea and Lesotho?
- 3.5 per 1,000 live births, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Lesotho?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Lesotho rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Guinea ranks 7th 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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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.