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
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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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.