Mortality rate age 10-14 in Lesotho
Lesotho: Mortality rate age 10-14 was 4.28 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4.28
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
31st
of 201 countries
All-time high
7.68
in 1990
All-time low
4.28
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate age 10-14 in Lesotho, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate age 10-14 in Lesotho is 4.28, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 10-14 in Lesotho peaked at 7.68 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.28, in 2024.
Lesotho ranks 31st of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 10-14 in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.68 | — |
| 1991 | 7.54 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 7.42 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 7.28 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 7.16 | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 7.03 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 6.91 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 6.79 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 6.67 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 6.56 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 6.45 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 6.34 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 6.24 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 6.13 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 6.03 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 5.93 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 5.84 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 5.74 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 5.65 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 5.56 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 5.47 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 5.38 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 5.29 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 5.21 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 5.13 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 5.05 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 4.98 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 4.9 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 4.82 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 4.74 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 4.66 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 4.56 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 4.47 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 4.37 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 4.28 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1 | 6.56 | 7.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.99 | 5.56 | 6.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.09 | 4.74 | 5.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.47 | 4.28 | 4.66 | 5 |
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- 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 ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.1139 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.341 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3179 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 10-14 in Lesotho?
- Mortality rate age 10-14 in Lesotho was 4.28 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 10-14 recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 7.68 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 10-14 recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.28 in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for mortality rate age 10-14?
- Lesotho ranks 31st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 10-14 rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. 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 age 10-14 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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