Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Canada or Lesotho?

Canada, at 385 deaths against 382 deaths in Lesotho as of 2100.

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

77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.

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.

Canada vs Lesotho: Number of infants who die before age 1

Canada

385 deaths

in 2100

Lesotho

382 deaths

in 2100

Canada rank

85th

Lesotho rank

86th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Canada
Lesotho

How they compare

Canada currently reports 385 deaths against 382 deaths in Lesotho, a difference of 3 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 77 shared years of data; in 2024 it was Lesotho ahead.

Canada ranks 85th and Lesotho ranks 86th of 236 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
2020s	1,358 deaths	2,799 deaths	1,442 deaths	Lesotho
2030s	1,135 deaths	2,220 deaths	1,085 deaths	Lesotho
2040s	938.4 deaths	1,647 deaths	708.4 deaths	Lesotho
2050s	783.6 deaths	1,221 deaths	437.4 deaths	Lesotho
2060s	668.1 deaths	920.4 deaths	252.3 deaths	Lesotho
2070s	577.5 deaths	700.2 deaths	122.7 deaths	Lesotho
2080s	495.6 deaths	536.4 deaths	40.8 deaths	Lesotho
2090s	421.6 deaths	429 deaths	7.4 deaths	Lesotho
2100s	385 deaths	382 deaths	3 deaths	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Canada or Lesotho?: Canada, at 385 deaths against 382 deaths in Lesotho as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Canada and Lesotho?: 3 deaths, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Lesotho?: 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Canada and Lesotho rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Canada ranks 85th and Lesotho ranks 86th 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, 18,172 data points, 2024–2100
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth. Future projections are based on the UN's medium scenario.