Eritrea vs Lesotho: Number of neonatal deaths
Eritrea
1,584 deaths
in 2024
Lesotho
1,582 deaths
in 2024
Eritrea rank
86th
Lesotho rank
87th
Number of neonatal deaths over time
- Eritrea
- Lesotho
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 1,584 deaths against 1,582 deaths in Lesotho, a difference of 2 deaths.
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 199 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 deaths | 2,560 deaths | 582.5 deaths | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 3,204 deaths | 2,438 deaths | 765.6 deaths | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 2,582 deaths | 2,293 deaths | 289.3 deaths | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 2,234 deaths | 2,177 deaths | 57.4 deaths | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 1,891 deaths | 2,069 deaths | 178.6 deaths | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1,626 deaths | 1,665 deaths | 39.2 deaths | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Eritrea or Lesotho?
- Eritrea, at 1,584 deaths against 1,582 deaths in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Eritrea and Lesotho?
- 2 deaths, 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?
- Eritrea ranks 86th and Lesotho ranks 87th 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 neonatal 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 less than 28 days .