Equatorial Guinea vs Lesotho: Number of infants who die before age 1

Equatorial Guinea
2,892 deaths
in 2023
Lesotho
3,152 deaths
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
77th
Lesotho rank
75th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 3,152 deaths against 2,892 deaths in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 260 deaths.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 77th and Lesotho ranks 75th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Lesotho Difference Ahead
1950s 1,648 deaths 4,163 deaths 2,516 deaths Lesotho
1960s 1,824 deaths 4,741 deaths 2,918 deaths Lesotho
1970s 1,818 deaths 5,352 deaths 3,534 deaths Lesotho
1980s 2,024 deaths 4,784 deaths 2,760 deaths Lesotho
1990s 2,732 deaths 4,450 deaths 1,718 deaths Lesotho
2000s 3,313 deaths 4,810 deaths 1,497 deaths Lesotho
2010s 3,392 deaths 3,954 deaths 561.7 deaths Lesotho
2020s 3,006 deaths 3,284 deaths 278.25 deaths Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Equatorial Guinea or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 3,152 deaths against 2,892 deaths in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho?
260 deaths, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 77th 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of infants who die before age 1
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

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.