Lesotho vs Madagascar: Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre

Lesotho
0.1117 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar
0.1071 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
39th
Madagascar rank
40th

Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Lesotho
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.1117 units per square kilometre against 0.1071 units per square kilometre in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0046 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 39th and Madagascar ranks 40th of 194 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 0.231 units per square kilometre 0.1093 units per square kilometre 0.1217 units per square kilometre Lesotho
1980s 0.1973 units per square kilometre 0.1555 units per square kilometre 0.0418 units per square kilometre Lesotho
1990s 0.1867 units per square kilometre 0.1305 units per square kilometre 0.0562 units per square kilometre Lesotho
2000s 0.2078 units per square kilometre 0.1066 units per square kilometre 0.1012 units per square kilometre Lesotho
2010s 0.1509 units per square kilometre 0.0959 units per square kilometre 0.0551 units per square kilometre Lesotho
2020s 0.1173 units per square kilometre 0.1063 units per square kilometre 0.0111 units per square kilometre Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre, Lesotho or Madagascar?
Lesotho, at 0.1117 units per square kilometre against 0.1071 units per square kilometre in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre between Lesotho and Madagascar?
0.0046 units per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Madagascar?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Madagascar rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
Lesotho ranks 39th and Madagascar ranks 40th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 10,428 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of under-five deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.