Lesotho vs South Asia: Mortality rate, under-5, female
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 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.