Lesotho vs Other small states: Mortality rate, under-5, female

Lesotho
53.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Other small states
26.02 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Lesotho rank
22nd
Other small states rank
25th

Mortality rate, under-5, female over time

  • Lesotho
  • Other small states
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 53.5 per 1,000 live births against 26.02 per 1,000 live births in Other small states, a difference of 27.48 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.1 times Other small states's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Other small states ahead.

Lesotho ranks 22nd and Other small states ranks 25th of 197 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Other small states Difference Ahead
1990s 86.22 per 1,000 live births 76.57 per 1,000 live births 9.65 per 1,000 live births Lesotho
2000s 102.38 per 1,000 live births 53.91 per 1,000 live births 48.47 per 1,000 live births Lesotho
2010s 69.15 per 1,000 live births 34.05 per 1,000 live births 35.1 per 1,000 live births Lesotho
2020s 56 per 1,000 live births 27.28 per 1,000 live births 28.72 per 1,000 live births Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Lesotho or Other small states?
Lesotho, at 53.5 per 1,000 live births against 26.02 per 1,000 live births in Other small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Lesotho and Other small states?
27.48 per 1,000 live births, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Other small states?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Other small states rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
Lesotho ranks 22nd and Other small states ranks 25th 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, under-5, female (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, under-5, female (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, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.