Côte d'Ivoire vs Lesotho: Mortality rate, neonatal

Côte d'Ivoire
27.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Lesotho
28.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire rank
17th
Lesotho rank
14th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 28.5 per 1,000 live births against 27.4 per 1,000 live births in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 1.1 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 17th and Lesotho ranks 14th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 5 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 84.48 per 1,000 live births 63.76 per 1,000 live births 20.72 per 1,000 live births Côte d'Ivoire
1970s 67.36 per 1,000 live births 54.35 per 1,000 live births 13.01 per 1,000 live births Côte d'Ivoire
1980s 52.16 per 1,000 live births 39.91 per 1,000 live births 12.25 per 1,000 live births Côte d'Ivoire
1990s 44.67 per 1,000 live births 37.93 per 1,000 live births 6.74 per 1,000 live births Côte d'Ivoire
2000s 38.4 per 1,000 live births 38.01 per 1,000 live births 0.39 per 1,000 live births Côte d'Ivoire
2010s 32.59 per 1,000 live births 34.2 per 1,000 live births 1.61 per 1,000 live births Lesotho
2020s 28.46 per 1,000 live births 29.66 per 1,000 live births 1.2 per 1,000 live births Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Côte d'Ivoire or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 28.5 per 1,000 live births against 27.4 per 1,000 live births in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Côte d'Ivoire and Lesotho?
1.1 per 1,000 live births, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Lesotho?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Lesotho rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 17th 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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About this data

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.