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Central African Republic vs Lesotho: Mortality rate, neonatal

Central African Republic
29.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Lesotho
28.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
12th
Lesotho rank
14th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 29.9 per 1,000 live births against 28.5 per 1,000 live births in Lesotho, a difference of 1.4 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Lesotho ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 12th and Lesotho ranks 14th of 197 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 56.26 per 1,000 live births 53.56 per 1,000 live births 2.7 per 1,000 live births Central African Republic
1980s 52.83 per 1,000 live births 39.91 per 1,000 live births 12.92 per 1,000 live births Central African Republic
1990s 47.42 per 1,000 live births 37.93 per 1,000 live births 9.49 per 1,000 live births Central African Republic
2000s 40.35 per 1,000 live births 38.01 per 1,000 live births 2.34 per 1,000 live births Central African Republic
2010s 34.69 per 1,000 live births 34.2 per 1,000 live births 0.49 per 1,000 live births Central African Republic
2020s 32.42 per 1,000 live births 29.66 per 1,000 live births 2.76 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, neonatal, Central African Republic or Lesotho?
Central African Republic, at 29.9 per 1,000 live births against 28.5 per 1,000 live births in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Central African Republic and Lesotho?
1.4 per 1,000 live births, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Lesotho?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Lesotho rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Central African Republic ranks 12th and Lesotho ranks 14th 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, 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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Indicator
Mortality rate, neonatal (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, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.