What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Lesotho and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

33.19 per 1,000 live births, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Lesotho vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Mortality rate, under-5

Lesotho

60 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

26.81 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Lesotho rank

21st

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank

24th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Lesotho
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 60 per 1,000 live births against 26.81 per 1,000 live births in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 33.19 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.2 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Lesotho ranks 21st and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 24th of 197 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	93.96 per 1,000 live births	111.17 per 1,000 live births	17.21 per 1,000 live births	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2000s	110.97 per 1,000 live births	74.1 per 1,000 live births	36.87 per 1,000 live births	Lesotho
2010s	76.79 per 1,000 live births	44.43 per 1,000 live births	32.36 per 1,000 live births	Lesotho
2020s	62.72 per 1,000 live births	29.47 per 1,000 live births	33.25 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 South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: Lesotho, at 60 per 1,000 live births against 26.81 per 1,000 live births in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Lesotho and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 33.19 per 1,000 live births, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Lesotho ranks 21st and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 24th 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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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: 244 places, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.