Lesotho vs Togo: Youth mortality rate
Lesotho
6.77 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Togo
6.59 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Lesotho rank
22nd
Togo rank
24th
Youth mortality rate over time
- Lesotho
- Togo
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 6.77 deaths per 100 live births against 6.59 deaths per 100 live births in Togo, a difference of 0.18 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Togo ahead.
Lesotho ranks 22nd and Togo ranks 24th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Togo in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.57 deaths per 100 live births | 28.17 deaths per 100 live births | 7.6 deaths per 100 live births | Togo |
| 1970s | 17.3 deaths per 100 live births | 24.56 deaths per 100 live births | 7.26 deaths per 100 live births | Togo |
| 1980s | 11.57 deaths per 100 live births | 19.84 deaths per 100 live births | 8.27 deaths per 100 live births | Togo |
| 1990s | 10.75 deaths per 100 live births | 16.17 deaths per 100 live births | 5.43 deaths per 100 live births | Togo |
| 2000s | 12.19 deaths per 100 live births | 12.37 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1784 deaths per 100 live births | Togo |
| 2010s | 8.62 deaths per 100 live births | 8.99 deaths per 100 live births | 0.378 deaths per 100 live births | Togo |
| 2020s | 7.08 deaths per 100 live births | 7.03 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0501 deaths per 100 live births | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Lesotho or Togo?
- Lesotho, at 6.77 deaths per 100 live births against 6.59 deaths per 100 live births in Togo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Lesotho and Togo?
- 0.18 deaths per 100 live births, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Togo?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Togo rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Lesotho ranks 22nd and Togo ranks 24th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.