Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Lesotho
Lesotho: Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus was 14 in 2015. ▬ Flat
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Lesotho, 2000–2015
Source: Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Lesotho is 14, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Lesotho peaked at 16 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 14, in 2015.
That places Lesotho 78th out of 194 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9 | 15 | 16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.67 | 14 | 16 | 6 |
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More health data for Lesotho
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,227 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 382 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 27,969 (2025)
- Population, male 48.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 751,340 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 805,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 26,809 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 27,201 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Lesotho?
- Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Lesotho was 14 in 2015, according to Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 16 in 2001.
- What is the lowest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 in 2015.
- How does Lesotho rank for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus?
- Lesotho ranks 78th out of 194 countries with data for 2015.
- Is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated annual number of deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria in children under five. This is broken down by the type of disease caused by the bacteria. For example, 'meningitis' refers to the number of meningitis deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria.