Lesotho vs Madagascar: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Lesotho
59.96 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Madagascar
62.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Lesotho rank
22nd
Madagascar rank
20th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Lesotho
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 62.4 per 1,000 live births against 59.96 per 1,000 live births in Lesotho, a difference of 2.44 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 22nd and Madagascar ranks 20th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 110.97 per 1,000 live births | 86.89 per 1,000 live births | 24.08 per 1,000 live births | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 76.78 per 1,000 live births | 66.33 per 1,000 live births | 10.45 per 1,000 live births | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 62.72 per 1,000 live births | 64.13 per 1,000 live births | 1.41 per 1,000 live births | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Lesotho or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 62.4 per 1,000 live births against 59.96 per 1,000 live births in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Lesotho and Madagascar?
- 2.44 per 1,000 live births, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Madagascar?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Madagascar rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Lesotho ranks 22nd and Madagascar ranks 20th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.