Jordan vs Lesotho: Number of child deaths
Jordan
3,048 deaths
in 2024
Lesotho
3,308 deaths
in 2024
Jordan rank
85th
Lesotho rank
82nd
Number of child deaths over time
- Jordan
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 3,308 deaths against 3,048 deaths in Jordan, a difference of 260 deaths.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 68 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 85th and Lesotho ranks 82nd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5,897 deaths | 5,685 deaths | 211.67 deaths | Jordan |
| 1960s | 6,096 deaths | 6,465 deaths | 369.5 deaths | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 6,018 deaths | 7,057 deaths | 1,039 deaths | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 4,875 deaths | 5,990 deaths | 1,115 deaths | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 4,680 deaths | 5,669 deaths | 988.2 deaths | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 3,784 deaths | 6,307 deaths | 2,524 deaths | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 3,632 deaths | 4,582 deaths | 950.6 deaths | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 3,233 deaths | 3,511 deaths | 278.8 deaths | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Jordan or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 3,308 deaths against 3,048 deaths in Jordan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Jordan and Lesotho?
- 260 deaths, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Lesotho?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and Lesotho rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Jordan ranks 85th and Lesotho ranks 82nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .