Lesotho vs Mozambique: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Lesotho
66.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Mozambique
63.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Lesotho rank
21st
Mozambique rank
22nd
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Lesotho
- Mozambique
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 66.1 per 1,000 live births against 63.6 per 1,000 live births in Mozambique, a difference of 2.5 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Mozambique ahead.
Lesotho ranks 21st and Mozambique ranks 22nd of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Mozambique in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 192.13 per 1,000 live births | 282.1 per 1,000 live births | 89.97 per 1,000 live births | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 161.5 per 1,000 live births | 277.75 per 1,000 live births | 116.25 per 1,000 live births | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 107.91 per 1,000 live births | 265.83 per 1,000 live births | 157.92 per 1,000 live births | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 101.3 per 1,000 live births | 217.16 per 1,000 live births | 115.86 per 1,000 live births | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 119.11 per 1,000 live births | 134.62 per 1,000 live births | 15.51 per 1,000 live births | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 83.99 per 1,000 live births | 84.03 per 1,000 live births | 0.04 per 1,000 live births | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 69 per 1,000 live births | 67.92 per 1,000 live births | 1.08 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 Mozambique?
- Lesotho, at 66.1 per 1,000 live births against 63.6 per 1,000 live births in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Lesotho and Mozambique?
- 2.5 per 1,000 live births, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mozambique?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Mozambique rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Lesotho ranks 21st and Mozambique ranks 22nd 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.