What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Lesotho and Sudan?

1.6 per 1,000 live births, with Sudan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sudan?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 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 Sudan: Mortality rate, under-5

Lesotho

60 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Sudan

61.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Lesotho rank

21st

Sudan rank

20th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Lesotho
Sudan

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 61.6 per 1,000 live births against 60 per 1,000 live births in Lesotho, a difference of 1.6 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 21st and Sudan ranks 20th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Sudan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	184.29 per 1,000 live births	168.4 per 1,000 live births	15.89 per 1,000 live births	Lesotho
1970s	154.19 per 1,000 live births	154.21 per 1,000 live births	0.02 per 1,000 live births	Sudan
1980s	101.01 per 1,000 live births	168.83 per 1,000 live births	67.82 per 1,000 live births	Sudan
1990s	93.96 per 1,000 live births	122.72 per 1,000 live births	28.76 per 1,000 live births	Sudan
2000s	110.97 per 1,000 live births	90.44 per 1,000 live births	20.53 per 1,000 live births	Lesotho
2010s	76.79 per 1,000 live births	64.54 per 1,000 live births	12.25 per 1,000 live births	Lesotho
2020s	62.72 per 1,000 live births	56.54 per 1,000 live births	6.18 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 Sudan?: Sudan, at 61.6 per 1,000 live births against 60 per 1,000 live births in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Lesotho and Sudan?: 1.6 per 1,000 live births, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sudan?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Sudan rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Lesotho ranks 21st and Sudan ranks 20th 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: 20 August 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.