Lesotho vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Lesotho
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 66.1 per 1,000 live births against 39.4 per 1,000 live births in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 26.7 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
Lesotho ranks 21st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th of 197 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 101.3 per 1,000 live births | 91.54 per 1,000 live births | 9.76 per 1,000 live births | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 119.11 per 1,000 live births | 68.57 per 1,000 live births | 50.54 per 1,000 live births | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 83.99 per 1,000 live births | 50.85 per 1,000 live births | 33.14 per 1,000 live births | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 69 per 1,000 live births | 41.86 per 1,000 live births | 27.14 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, Lesotho or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Lesotho, at 66.1 per 1,000 live births against 39.4 per 1,000 live births in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Lesotho and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 26.7 per 1,000 live births, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Lesotho ranks 21st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th 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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About this data
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.