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
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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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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

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.