Africa Eastern and Southern vs Lesotho: Mortality rate, neonatal
Africa Eastern and Southern
22.87 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Lesotho
28.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
14th
Lesotho rank
14th
Mortality rate, neonatal over time
- Africa Eastern and Southern
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 28.5 per 1,000 live births against 22.87 per 1,000 live births in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 5.63 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 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 14th and Lesotho ranks 14th 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 | 39.58 per 1,000 live births | 37.93 per 1,000 live births | 1.65 per 1,000 live births | Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 2000s | 32.12 per 1,000 live births | 38.01 per 1,000 live births | 5.89 per 1,000 live births | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 25.91 per 1,000 live births | 34.2 per 1,000 live births | 8.29 per 1,000 live births | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 23.53 per 1,000 live births | 29.66 per 1,000 live births | 6.13 per 1,000 live births | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Africa Eastern and Southern or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 28.5 per 1,000 live births against 22.87 per 1,000 live births in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Africa Eastern and Southern and Lesotho?
- 5.63 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, neonatal?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 14th and Lesotho ranks 14th 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, neonatal (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
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.