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

Lesotho, at 382 deaths against 354 deaths in Ecuador as of 2100.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador 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.

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

Ecuador

354 deaths

in 2100

Lesotho

382 deaths

in 2100

Ecuador rank

88th

Lesotho rank

86th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Ecuador
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 382 deaths against 354 deaths in Ecuador, a difference of 28 deaths.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

Across all 77 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Ecuador ranks 88th and Lesotho ranks 86th of 236 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
2020s	2,456 deaths	2,799 deaths	342.83 deaths	Lesotho
2030s	1,924 deaths	2,220 deaths	296.5 deaths	Lesotho
2040s	1,376 deaths	1,647 deaths	270.6 deaths	Lesotho
2050s	987.6 deaths	1,221 deaths	233.4 deaths	Lesotho
2060s	757.1 deaths	920.4 deaths	163.3 deaths	Lesotho
2070s	595.9 deaths	700.2 deaths	104.3 deaths	Lesotho
2080s	474.6 deaths	536.4 deaths	61.8 deaths	Lesotho
2090s	389.7 deaths	429 deaths	39.3 deaths	Lesotho
2100s	354 deaths	382 deaths	28 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, Ecuador or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 382 deaths against 354 deaths in Ecuador as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Ecuador and Lesotho?: 28 deaths, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Lesotho?: 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Ecuador and Lesotho rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Ecuador ranks 88th 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.