Lesotho vs Pakistan: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Lesotho
59.96 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Pakistan
55.96 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Lesotho rank
22nd
Pakistan rank
25th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Lesotho
- Pakistan
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 59.96 per 1,000 live births against 55.96 per 1,000 live births in Pakistan, a difference of 4 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 22nd and Pakistan ranks 25th of 213 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 110.97 per 1,000 live births | 97.51 per 1,000 live births | 13.46 per 1,000 live births | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 76.78 per 1,000 live births | 76.07 per 1,000 live births | 0.7163 per 1,000 live births | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 62.72 per 1,000 live births | 59.79 per 1,000 live births | 2.92 per 1,000 live births | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Lesotho or Pakistan?
- Lesotho, at 59.96 per 1,000 live births against 55.96 per 1,000 live births in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Lesotho and Pakistan?
- 4 per 1,000 live births, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Pakistan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Pakistan rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Lesotho ranks 22nd and Pakistan ranks 25th 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.