What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Arab World and Lesotho?

26.28 per 1,000 live births, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Lesotho?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Arab World vs Lesotho: Mortality rate, under-5

Arab World

33.72 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Lesotho

60 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Arab World rank

21st

Lesotho rank

21st

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Arab World
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 60 per 1,000 live births against 33.72 per 1,000 live births in Arab World, a difference of 26.28 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.8 times Arab World's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Arab World ahead.

Arab World ranks 21st and Lesotho ranks 21st of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1990s	75.86 per 1,000 live births	93.96 per 1,000 live births	18.1 per 1,000 live births	Lesotho
2000s	53.22 per 1,000 live births	110.97 per 1,000 live births	57.75 per 1,000 live births	Lesotho
2010s	40.89 per 1,000 live births	76.79 per 1,000 live births	35.9 per 1,000 live births	Lesotho
2020s	34.82 per 1,000 live births	62.72 per 1,000 live births	27.9 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, Arab World or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 60 per 1,000 live births against 33.72 per 1,000 live births in Arab World as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Arab World and Lesotho?: 26.28 per 1,000 live births, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Lesotho?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Arab World and Lesotho rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Arab World ranks 21st and Lesotho ranks 21st of 45 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 (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 (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: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.