Lesotho vs Sudan: Under-five mortality rate, by sex
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 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 212 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 212 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.