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

Libya, at 4,191 deaths against 4,009 deaths in Lesotho as of 2023.

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

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.

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

Lesotho

4,009 deaths

in 2023

Libya

4,191 deaths

in 2023

Lesotho rank

75th

Libya rank

74th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Lesotho
Libya

How they compare

Libya currently reports 4,191 deaths against 4,009 deaths in Lesotho, a difference of 182 deaths.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Libya ahead.

Lesotho ranks 75th and Libya ranks 74th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Libya in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1950s	6,052 deaths	21,544 deaths	15,492 deaths	Libya
1960s	6,631 deaths	18,112 deaths	11,480 deaths	Libya
1970s	7,213 deaths	11,258 deaths	4,044 deaths	Libya
1980s	6,150 deaths	7,889 deaths	1,740 deaths	Libya
1990s	5,747 deaths	3,936 deaths	1,811 deaths	Lesotho
2000s	6,285 deaths	3,021 deaths	3,264 deaths	Lesotho
2010s	5,031 deaths	2,147 deaths	2,885 deaths	Lesotho
2020s	4,195 deaths	2,130 deaths	2,065 deaths	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Lesotho or Libya?: Libya, at 4,191 deaths against 4,009 deaths in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Lesotho and Libya?: 182 deaths, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Libya?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Libya rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Lesotho ranks 75th and Libya ranks 74th 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.