Lesotho vs Pakistan: Mortality rate, under-5
Lesotho
60 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Pakistan
56 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Lesotho rank
21st
Pakistan rank
24th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Lesotho
- Pakistan
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 60 per 1,000 live births against 56 per 1,000 live births in Pakistan, a difference of 4 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pakistan ahead.
Lesotho ranks 21st and Pakistan ranks 24th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Pakistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 184.29 per 1,000 live births | 219.28 per 1,000 live births | 34.99 per 1,000 live births | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 154.19 per 1,000 live births | 178.32 per 1,000 live births | 24.13 per 1,000 live births | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 101.01 per 1,000 live births | 154.9 per 1,000 live births | 53.89 per 1,000 live births | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 93.96 per 1,000 live births | 126.24 per 1,000 live births | 32.28 per 1,000 live births | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 110.97 per 1,000 live births | 97.51 per 1,000 live births | 13.46 per 1,000 live births | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 76.79 per 1,000 live births | 76.06 per 1,000 live births | 0.73 per 1,000 live births | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 62.72 per 1,000 live births | 59.78 per 1,000 live births | 2.94 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, Lesotho or Pakistan?
- Lesotho, at 60 per 1,000 live births against 56 per 1,000 live births in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Lesotho and Pakistan?
- 4 per 1,000 live births, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Pakistan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Pakistan rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Lesotho ranks 21st and Pakistan ranks 24th 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.