Côte d'Ivoire vs Lesotho: Mortality rate, under-5

Côte d'Ivoire
64.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Lesotho
60 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire rank
18th
Lesotho rank
21st

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 64.5 per 1,000 live births against 60 per 1,000 live births in Lesotho, a difference of 4.5 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 18th and Lesotho ranks 21st of 197 countries.

Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 285.28 per 1,000 live births 184.29 per 1,000 live births 100.99 per 1,000 live births Côte d'Ivoire
1970s 209.43 per 1,000 live births 154.19 per 1,000 live births 55.24 per 1,000 live births Côte d'Ivoire
1980s 157.99 per 1,000 live births 101.01 per 1,000 live births 56.98 per 1,000 live births Côte d'Ivoire
1990s 151.17 per 1,000 live births 93.96 per 1,000 live births 57.21 per 1,000 live births Côte d'Ivoire
2000s 123.12 per 1,000 live births 110.97 per 1,000 live births 12.15 per 1,000 live births Côte d'Ivoire
2010s 87.81 per 1,000 live births 76.79 per 1,000 live births 11.02 per 1,000 live births Côte d'Ivoire
2020s 68.7 per 1,000 live births 62.72 per 1,000 live births 5.98 per 1,000 live births Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Côte d'Ivoire or Lesotho?
Côte d'Ivoire, at 64.5 per 1,000 live births against 60 per 1,000 live births in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Côte d'Ivoire and Lesotho?
4.5 per 1,000 live births, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Lesotho?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Lesotho rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 18th and Lesotho ranks 21st 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 (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

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
244 places, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.