Lesotho vs Mozambique: Mortality rate, under-5
Lesotho
60 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Mozambique
59.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Lesotho rank
21st
Mozambique rank
22nd
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Lesotho
- Mozambique
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 60 per 1,000 live births against 59.4 per 1,000 live births in Mozambique, a difference of 0.6 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Mozambique ahead.
Lesotho ranks 21st and Mozambique ranks 22nd of 196 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 184.13 per 1,000 live births | 272.54 per 1,000 live births | 88.41 per 1,000 live births | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 154.19 per 1,000 live births | 267.97 per 1,000 live births | 113.78 per 1,000 live births | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 101.01 per 1,000 live births | 256.74 per 1,000 live births | 155.73 per 1,000 live births | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 93.96 per 1,000 live births | 209.97 per 1,000 live births | 116.01 per 1,000 live births | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 110.97 per 1,000 live births | 129.8 per 1,000 live births | 18.83 per 1,000 live births | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 76.79 per 1,000 live births | 79.57 per 1,000 live births | 2.78 per 1,000 live births | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 62.72 per 1,000 live births | 63.62 per 1,000 live births | 0.9 per 1,000 live births | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Lesotho or Mozambique?
- Lesotho, at 60 per 1,000 live births against 59.4 per 1,000 live births in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Lesotho and Mozambique?
- 0.6 per 1,000 live births, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mozambique?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Mozambique rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Lesotho ranks 21st and Mozambique ranks 22nd of 196 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.