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

Eritrea, at 425 deaths against 382 deaths in Lesotho as of 2100.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea 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.

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

Eritrea

425 deaths

in 2100

Lesotho

382 deaths

in 2100

Eritrea rank

84th

Lesotho rank

86th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Eritrea
Lesotho

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 425 deaths against 382 deaths in Lesotho, a difference of 43 deaths.

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

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

Eritrea ranks 84th and Lesotho ranks 86th of 236 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
2020s	2,496 deaths	2,799 deaths	303 deaths	Lesotho
2030s	2,014 deaths	2,220 deaths	206.2 deaths	Lesotho
2040s	1,472 deaths	1,647 deaths	175.2 deaths	Lesotho
2050s	1,131 deaths	1,221 deaths	89.9 deaths	Lesotho
2060s	884.8 deaths	920.4 deaths	35.6 deaths	Lesotho
2070s	693.5 deaths	700.2 deaths	6.7 deaths	Lesotho
2080s	569.4 deaths	536.4 deaths	33 deaths	Eritrea
2090s	472 deaths	429 deaths	43 deaths	Eritrea
2100s	425 deaths	382 deaths	43 deaths	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Eritrea or Lesotho?: Eritrea, at 425 deaths against 382 deaths in Lesotho as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Eritrea and Lesotho?: 43 deaths, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Lesotho?: 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Eritrea and Lesotho rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Eritrea ranks 84th 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.