Child mortality rate in Lesotho
Lesotho: Child mortality rate was 6 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate in Lesotho, 1970–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 6 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Lesotho peaked at 17.55 deaths per 100 live births in 1970 and was at its lowest, 6 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Lesotho 21st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.42 deaths per 100 live births | 12.86 deaths per 100 live births | 17.55 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.1 deaths per 100 live births | 8.57 deaths per 100 live births | 12.24 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.4 deaths per 100 live births | 8.44 deaths per 100 live births | 10.63 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.1 deaths per 100 live births | 9.91 deaths per 100 live births | 11.47 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.68 deaths per 100 live births | 6.81 deaths per 100 live births | 9.09 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.27 deaths per 100 live births | 6 deaths per 100 live births | 6.63 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 6.45 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 19 Madagascar 6.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 20 Sudan 6.16 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 22 Mozambique 5.94 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 23 Togo 5.61 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 24 Pakistan 5.6 deaths per 100 live births compare
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 25, male, interpolated 20,203 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 20,491 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 20,958 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 21,166 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 22,125 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 22,257 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Lesotho?
- Child mortality rate in Lesotho was 6 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 17.55 deaths per 100 live births in 1970.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for child mortality rate?
- Lesotho ranks 21st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .