Lesotho vs South Asia: Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births)
Lesotho
53.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Asia
26.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Lesotho rank
22nd
South Asia rank
24th
Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) over time
- Lesotho
- South Asia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 53.5 per 1,000 live births against 26.5 per 1,000 live births in South Asia, a difference of 27 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.0 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Asia ahead.
Lesotho ranks 22nd and South Asia ranks 24th of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and South Asia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.22 per 1,000 live births | 115.27 per 1,000 live births | 29.05 per 1,000 live births | South Asia |
| 2000s | 102.38 per 1,000 live births | 77.01 per 1,000 live births | 25.37 per 1,000 live births | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 69.15 per 1,000 live births | 45.48 per 1,000 live births | 23.67 per 1,000 live births | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 56 per 1,000 live births | 29.34 per 1,000 live births | 26.66 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 South Asia?
- Lesotho, at 53.5 per 1,000 live births against 26.5 per 1,000 live births in South Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Lesotho and South Asia?
- 27 per 1,000 live births, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and South Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and South Asia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Lesotho ranks 22nd and South Asia ranks 24th 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
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.