Early-demographic dividend vs Lesotho: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Early-demographic dividend
31.22 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Lesotho
66.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Early-demographic dividend rank
23rd
Lesotho rank
21st

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • Early-demographic dividend
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 66.1 per 1,000 live births against 31.22 per 1,000 live births in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 34.88 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.1 times Early-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Early-demographic dividend ahead.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 23rd and Lesotho ranks 21st of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Early-demographic dividend Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 97.06 per 1,000 live births 101.3 per 1,000 live births 4.24 per 1,000 live births Lesotho
2000s 67.04 per 1,000 live births 119.11 per 1,000 live births 52.07 per 1,000 live births Lesotho
2010s 43.77 per 1,000 live births 83.99 per 1,000 live births 40.22 per 1,000 live births Lesotho
2020s 33.95 per 1,000 live births 69 per 1,000 live births 35.05 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, male, Early-demographic dividend or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 66.1 per 1,000 live births against 31.22 per 1,000 live births in Early-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Early-demographic dividend and Lesotho?
34.88 per 1,000 live births, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Lesotho?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Early-demographic dividend and Lesotho rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 23rd and Lesotho ranks 21st of 47 groups.
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

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.