Mortality rate 1-59 months in Lesotho
Lesotho: Mortality rate 1-59 months was 32.14 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Mortality rate 1-59 months in Lesotho, 1954β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 32.14 for mortality rate 1-59 months in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 71 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate 1-59 months in Lesotho peaked at 161.04 in 1954 and was at its lowest, 32.14, in 2024.
That places Lesotho 22nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 71 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 145.22 | 132.65 | 161.04 | 6 |
| 1960s | 128.56 | 124.11 | 130.28 | 10 |
| 1970s | 105.51 | 86.83 | 121.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.57 | 48.98 | 82.16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.2 | 47.49 | 72.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.82 | 64.26 | 79.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.07 | 37.78 | 56.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.94 | 32.14 | 36.56 | 5 |
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More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4669 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,227 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 382 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4875 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 20,203 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate 1-59 months in Lesotho?
- Mortality rate 1-59 months in Lesotho was 32.14 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate 1-59 months recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 161.04 in 1954.
- What is the lowest mortality rate 1-59 months recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.14 in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for mortality rate 1-59 months?
- Lesotho ranks 22nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate 1-59 months rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate 1-59 months. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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