Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Lesotho: Mortality rate, infant
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 56.3 per 1,000 live births against 42.76 per 1,000 live births in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 13.54 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 | 102.29 per 1,000 live births | 74.96 per 1,000 live births | 27.33 per 1,000 live births | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) |
| 2000s | 75.24 per 1,000 live births | 78.06 per 1,000 live births | 2.82 per 1,000 live births | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 53 per 1,000 live births | 69.11 per 1,000 live births | 16.11 per 1,000 live births | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 45.57 per 1,000 live births | 59.56 per 1,000 live births | 13.99 per 1,000 live births | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 56.3 per 1,000 live births against 42.76 per 1,000 live births in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Lesotho?
- 13.54 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?
- 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 (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.