What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Cameroon and Lesotho?

3.8 per 1,000 live births, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Lesotho?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

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, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Lesotho: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Cameroon

69.9 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Lesotho

66.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Cameroon rank

18th

Lesotho rank

21st

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

Cameroon
Lesotho

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 69.9 per 1,000 live births against 66.1 per 1,000 live births in Lesotho, a difference of 3.8 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 18th and Lesotho ranks 21st of 197 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1960s	265.84 per 1,000 live births	192.38 per 1,000 live births	73.46 per 1,000 live births	Cameroon
1970s	204.75 per 1,000 live births	161.5 per 1,000 live births	43.25 per 1,000 live births	Cameroon
1980s	163.97 per 1,000 live births	107.91 per 1,000 live births	56.06 per 1,000 live births	Cameroon
1990s	152.7 per 1,000 live births	101.3 per 1,000 live births	51.4 per 1,000 live births	Cameroon
2000s	137.2 per 1,000 live births	119.11 per 1,000 live births	18.09 per 1,000 live births	Cameroon
2010s	98.09 per 1,000 live births	83.99 per 1,000 live births	14.1 per 1,000 live births	Cameroon
2020s	74.8 per 1,000 live births	69 per 1,000 live births	5.8 per 1,000 live births	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Cameroon or Lesotho?: Cameroon, at 69.9 per 1,000 live births against 66.1 per 1,000 live births in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Cameroon and Lesotho?: 3.8 per 1,000 live births, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Lesotho?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Lesotho rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?: Cameroon ranks 18th and Lesotho ranks 21st 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, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5, male (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: 03 September 2026

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