Lesotho vs Mozambique: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Lesotho
59.96 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Mozambique
59.42 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Lesotho rank
22nd
Mozambique rank
23rd
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Lesotho
- Mozambique
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 59.96 per 1,000 live births against 59.42 per 1,000 live births in Mozambique, a difference of 0.54 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mozambique ahead.
Lesotho ranks 22nd and Mozambique ranks 23rd of 213 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 110.97 per 1,000 live births | 129.8 per 1,000 live births | 18.83 per 1,000 live births | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 76.78 per 1,000 live births | 79.56 per 1,000 live births | 2.78 per 1,000 live births | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 62.72 per 1,000 live births | 63.62 per 1,000 live births | 0.899 per 1,000 live births | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Lesotho or Mozambique?
- Lesotho, at 59.96 per 1,000 live births against 59.42 per 1,000 live births in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Lesotho and Mozambique?
- 0.54 per 1,000 live births, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mozambique?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Mozambique rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Lesotho ranks 22nd and Mozambique ranks 23rd 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.