Guinea vs Lesotho: Neonatal mortality rate
Guinea
3.1%
in 2019
Lesotho
2.9%
in 2019
Guinea rank
10th
Lesotho rank
13th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Guinea
- Lesotho
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 3.1% against 2.9% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
Across all 70 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.
Guinea ranks 10th and Lesotho ranks 13th of 204 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.1% | 4.7% | 3.3% | Guinea |
| 1960s | 7.6% | 4.7% | 2.9% | Guinea |
| 1970s | 7.2% | 4.4% | 2.8% | Guinea |
| 1980s | 6.4% | 4.1% | 2.3% | Guinea |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 4.0% | 1.5% | Guinea |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.7% | 0.7% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 0.2% | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Guinea or Lesotho?
- Guinea, at 3.1% against 2.9% in Lesotho as of 2019.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Guinea and Lesotho?
- 0.2%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Lesotho?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Guinea and Lesotho rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Guinea ranks 10th 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
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