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

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

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

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 Togo: Mortality rate, under-5

Lesotho

60 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Togo

56.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Lesotho rank

21st

Togo rank

23rd

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Lesotho
Togo

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 60 per 1,000 live births against 56.1 per 1,000 live births in Togo, a difference of 3.9 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Togo's.

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

Lesotho ranks 21st and Togo ranks 23rd of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Togo	Difference	Ahead
1960s	184.29 per 1,000 live births	245.76 per 1,000 live births	61.47 per 1,000 live births	Togo
1970s	154.19 per 1,000 live births	204.39 per 1,000 live births	50.2 per 1,000 live births	Togo
1980s	101.01 per 1,000 live births	162.97 per 1,000 live births	61.96 per 1,000 live births	Togo
1990s	93.96 per 1,000 live births	136.2 per 1,000 live births	42.24 per 1,000 live births	Togo
2000s	110.97 per 1,000 live births	104.42 per 1,000 live births	6.55 per 1,000 live births	Lesotho
2010s	76.79 per 1,000 live births	76.72 per 1,000 live births	0.07 per 1,000 live births	Lesotho
2020s	62.72 per 1,000 live births	60.02 per 1,000 live births	2.7 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 Togo?: Lesotho, at 60 per 1,000 live births against 56.1 per 1,000 live births in Togo as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Lesotho and Togo?: 3.9 per 1,000 live births, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Togo?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Togo rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Lesotho ranks 21st and Togo ranks 23rd 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.