Lesotho vs Sudan: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Lesotho
59.96 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sudan
61.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Lesotho rank
22nd
Sudan rank
21st
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Lesotho
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 61.6 per 1,000 live births against 59.96 per 1,000 live births in Lesotho, a difference of 1.64 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 Sudan ranks 21st of 213 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 110.97 per 1,000 live births | 90.46 per 1,000 live births | 20.51 per 1,000 live births | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 76.78 per 1,000 live births | 64.53 per 1,000 live births | 12.25 per 1,000 live births | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 62.72 per 1,000 live births | 56.52 per 1,000 live births | 6.19 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 Sudan?
- Sudan, at 61.6 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 Sudan?
- 1.64 per 1,000 live births, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sudan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Sudan rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Lesotho ranks 22nd and Sudan ranks 21st 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.