Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Kazakhstan or Lesotho?

Lesotho, at 4,009 deaths against 3,941 deaths in Kazakhstan as of 2023.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kazakhstan vs Lesotho: Number of children who die before age 5

Kazakhstan

3,941 deaths

in 2023

Lesotho

4,009 deaths

in 2023

Kazakhstan rank

76th

Lesotho rank

75th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Kazakhstan
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 4,009 deaths against 3,941 deaths in Kazakhstan, a difference of 68 deaths.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 76th and Lesotho ranks 75th of 236 countries.

Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kazakhstan	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1950s	32,990 deaths	6,052 deaths	26,938 deaths	Kazakhstan
1960s	32,860 deaths	6,631 deaths	26,228 deaths	Kazakhstan
1970s	27,632 deaths	7,213 deaths	20,419 deaths	Kazakhstan
1980s	25,702 deaths	6,150 deaths	19,552 deaths	Kazakhstan
1990s	16,535 deaths	5,747 deaths	10,787 deaths	Kazakhstan
2000s	9,304 deaths	6,285 deaths	3,019 deaths	Kazakhstan
2010s	5,483 deaths	5,031 deaths	452.1 deaths	Kazakhstan
2020s	4,215 deaths	4,195 deaths	19.75 deaths	Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Kazakhstan or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 4,009 deaths against 3,941 deaths in Kazakhstan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Kazakhstan and Lesotho?: 68 deaths, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Lesotho?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Kazakhstan and Lesotho rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Kazakhstan ranks 76th and Lesotho ranks 75th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.