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

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

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

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 World: Mortality rate, under-5

Lesotho

60 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

World

37.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Lesotho rank

21st

World rank

18th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Lesotho
World

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 60 per 1,000 live births against 37.4 per 1,000 live births in World, a difference of 22.6 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.6 times World's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was World ahead.

Lesotho ranks 21st and World ranks 18th of 196 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	World	Difference	Ahead
1990s	93.96 per 1,000 live births	87.96 per 1,000 live births	6 per 1,000 live births	Lesotho
2000s	110.97 per 1,000 live births	64.29 per 1,000 live births	46.68 per 1,000 live births	Lesotho
2010s	76.79 per 1,000 live births	44.09 per 1,000 live births	32.7 per 1,000 live births	Lesotho
2020s	62.72 per 1,000 live births	38.9 per 1,000 live births	23.82 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 World?: Lesotho, at 60 per 1,000 live births against 37.4 per 1,000 live births in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Lesotho and World?: 22.6 per 1,000 live births, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and World?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and World rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Lesotho ranks 21st and World ranks 18th 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.