Eritrea vs Lesotho: Number of neonatal deaths by region
Eritrea
1,584
in 2024
Lesotho
1,582
in 2024
Eritrea rank
86th
Lesotho rank
87th
Number of neonatal deaths by region over time
- Eritrea
- Lesotho
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 1,584 against 1,582 in Lesotho, a difference of 2.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 86th and Lesotho ranks 87th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,143 | 2,560 | 582.5 | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 3,204 | 2,438 | 765.6 | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 2,582 | 2,293 | 289.3 | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 2,234 | 2,177 | 57.4 | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 1,891 | 2,069 | 178.6 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1,626 | 1,665 | 39.2 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Eritrea or Lesotho?
- Eritrea, at 1,584 against 1,582 in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Eritrea and Lesotho?
- 2, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Lesotho?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Lesotho rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?
- Eritrea ranks 86th and Lesotho ranks 87th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.