Comoros vs Lesotho: Neonatal mortality rate

Comoros
2.8%
in 2019
Lesotho
2.9%
in 2019
Comoros rank
16th
Lesotho rank
13th

Neonatal mortality rate over time

  • Comoros
  • Lesotho
2468195019842019

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 2.9% against 2.8% in Comoros, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Comoros ahead.

Comoros ranks 16th and Lesotho ranks 13th of 204 countries.

Comoros has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Lesotho Difference Ahead
1950s 8.0% 4.7% 3.3% Comoros
1960s 7.2% 4.7% 2.5% Comoros
1970s 6.4% 4.4% 2.0% Comoros
1980s 5.5% 4.1% 1.4% Comoros
1990s 4.8% 4.0% 0.7% Comoros
2000s 4.2% 3.7% 0.4% Comoros
2010s 3.3% 3.2% 0.1% Comoros

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Comoros or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 2.9% against 2.8% in Comoros as of 2019.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Comoros and Lesotho?
0.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Lesotho?
70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Comoros and Lesotho rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
Comoros ranks 16th and Lesotho ranks 13th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate
Unit
%
Source
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed

Probability of death between 0 and 27 days