Early-demographic dividend vs Lesotho: Mortality rate, under-5
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Early-demographic dividend
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 60 per 1,000 live births against 29.4 per 1,000 live births in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 30.6 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.0 times Early-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Early-demographic dividend ahead.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 22nd and Lesotho ranks 21st of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Early-demographic dividend averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Early-demographic dividend | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.48 per 1,000 live births | 93.96 per 1,000 live births | 2.52 per 1,000 live births | Early-demographic dividend |
| 2000s | 66.14 per 1,000 live births | 110.97 per 1,000 live births | 44.83 per 1,000 live births | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 42.21 per 1,000 live births | 76.79 per 1,000 live births | 34.58 per 1,000 live births | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 32.11 per 1,000 live births | 62.72 per 1,000 live births | 30.61 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, Early-demographic dividend or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 60 per 1,000 live births against 29.4 per 1,000 live births in Early-demographic dividend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Early-demographic dividend and Lesotho?
- 30.6 per 1,000 live births, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Lesotho?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Early-demographic dividend and Lesotho rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 22nd and Lesotho ranks 21st of 47 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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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.