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

Lesotho, at 382 deaths against 339 deaths in Paraguay as of 2100.

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

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.

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

Lesotho

382 deaths

in 2100

Paraguay

339 deaths

in 2100

Lesotho rank

86th

Paraguay rank

89th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Lesotho
Paraguay

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 382 deaths against 339 deaths in Paraguay, a difference of 43 deaths.

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

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

Lesotho ranks 86th and Paraguay ranks 89th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
2020s	2,799 deaths	2,020 deaths	778.83 deaths	Lesotho
2030s	2,220 deaths	1,604 deaths	616 deaths	Lesotho
2040s	1,647 deaths	1,225 deaths	421.9 deaths	Lesotho
2050s	1,221 deaths	941.2 deaths	279.8 deaths	Lesotho
2060s	920.4 deaths	726.1 deaths	194.3 deaths	Lesotho
2070s	700.2 deaths	576.9 deaths	123.3 deaths	Lesotho
2080s	536.4 deaths	465.1 deaths	71.3 deaths	Lesotho
2090s	429 deaths	378.1 deaths	50.9 deaths	Lesotho
2100s	382 deaths	339 deaths	43 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, Lesotho or Paraguay?: Lesotho, at 382 deaths against 339 deaths in Paraguay as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Lesotho and Paraguay?: 43 deaths, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Paraguay?: 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Lesotho and Paraguay rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Lesotho ranks 86th and Paraguay ranks 89th 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.