Lesotho vs Small states: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Lesotho
66.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Small states
27.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Lesotho rank
21st
Small states rank
24th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • Lesotho
  • Small states
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 66.1 per 1,000 live births against 27.9 per 1,000 live births in Small states, a difference of 38.2 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.4 times Small states's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 21st and Small states ranks 24th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Small states Difference Ahead
1990s 101.3 per 1,000 live births 67.28 per 1,000 live births 34.02 per 1,000 live births Lesotho
2000s 119.11 per 1,000 live births 49.65 per 1,000 live births 69.46 per 1,000 live births Lesotho
2010s 83.99 per 1,000 live births 34.83 per 1,000 live births 49.16 per 1,000 live births Lesotho
2020s 69 per 1,000 live births 29.2 per 1,000 live births 39.8 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 Small states?
Lesotho, at 66.1 per 1,000 live births against 27.9 per 1,000 live births in Small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Lesotho and Small states?
38.2 per 1,000 live births, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Small states?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Small states rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
Lesotho ranks 21st and Small states 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, 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.