Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Lesotho
Lesotho: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty was 6 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Lesotho, 1980–2024
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
In 2024, child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Lesotho stood at 6 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Lesotho peaked at 12.24 deaths per 100 live births in 1980 and was at its lowest, 6 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Lesotho ranks 21st of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 vs. share in extreme poverty in Lesotho?
- Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty 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 vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 12.24 deaths per 100 live births in 1980.
- What is the lowest child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Lesotho ranks 21st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty 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 vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .