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
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
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.