What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Chad and Lesotho?

1.9 per 1,000 live births, with Chad ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Lesotho?

52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.

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.

Chad vs Lesotho: Mortality rate, neonatal

Chad

30.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Lesotho

28.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Chad rank

11th

Lesotho rank

14th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Chad
Lesotho

How they compare

Chad currently reports 30.4 per 1,000 live births against 28.5 per 1,000 live births in Lesotho, a difference of 1.9 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

Across all 52 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.

Chad ranks 11th and Lesotho ranks 14th of 196 countries.

Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1970s	61.57 per 1,000 live births	51.79 per 1,000 live births	9.79 per 1,000 live births	Chad
1980s	56.63 per 1,000 live births	39.91 per 1,000 live births	16.72 per 1,000 live births	Chad
1990s	48.15 per 1,000 live births	37.93 per 1,000 live births	10.22 per 1,000 live births	Chad
2000s	40.22 per 1,000 live births	38.01 per 1,000 live births	2.21 per 1,000 live births	Chad
2010s	35.59 per 1,000 live births	34.2 per 1,000 live births	1.39 per 1,000 live births	Chad
2020s	31.52 per 1,000 live births	29.66 per 1,000 live births	1.86 per 1,000 live births	Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Chad or Lesotho?: Chad, at 30.4 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 Chad and Lesotho?: 1.9 per 1,000 live births, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Lesotho?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Chad and Lesotho rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Chad ranks 11th and Lesotho ranks 14th of 196 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: 243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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