Lesotho vs Sudan: Child mortality rate
Lesotho
6 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sudan
6.16 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Lesotho rank
21st
Sudan rank
20th
Child mortality rate over time
- Lesotho
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 6.16 deaths per 100 live births against 6 deaths per 100 live births in Lesotho, a difference of 0.16 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 21st and Sudan ranks 20th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Sudan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20.34 deaths per 100 live births | 19.09 deaths per 100 live births | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 18.43 deaths per 100 live births | 16.84 deaths per 100 live births | 1.59 deaths per 100 live births | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 15.42 deaths per 100 live births | 15.42 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0026 deaths per 100 live births | Sudan |
| 1980s | 10.1 deaths per 100 live births | 16.89 deaths per 100 live births | 6.78 deaths per 100 live births | Sudan |
| 1990s | 9.4 deaths per 100 live births | 12.27 deaths per 100 live births | 2.88 deaths per 100 live births | Sudan |
| 2000s | 11.1 deaths per 100 live births | 9.05 deaths per 100 live births | 2.05 deaths per 100 live births | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 7.68 deaths per 100 live births | 6.45 deaths per 100 live births | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 6.27 deaths per 100 live births | 5.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6195 deaths per 100 live births | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Lesotho or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 6.16 deaths per 100 live births against 6 deaths per 100 live births in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Lesotho and Sudan?
- 0.16 deaths per 100 live births, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sudan?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Sudan rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Lesotho ranks 21st and Sudan ranks 20th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .