Lesotho vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Mortality rate, neonatal
Mortality rate, neonatal over time
- Lesotho
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 28.5 per 1,000 live births against 23.86 per 1,000 live births in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 4.64 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
Lesotho ranks 14th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.93 per 1,000 live births | 43 per 1,000 live births | 5.07 per 1,000 live births | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 38.01 per 1,000 live births | 36.15 per 1,000 live births | 1.86 per 1,000 live births | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 34.2 per 1,000 live births | 28.87 per 1,000 live births | 5.33 per 1,000 live births | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 29.66 per 1,000 live births | 25.05 per 1,000 live births | 4.61 per 1,000 live births | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Lesotho or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Lesotho, at 28.5 per 1,000 live births against 23.86 per 1,000 live births in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Lesotho and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 4.64 per 1,000 live births, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Lesotho ranks 14th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 11th 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
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.