Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Lesotho
Lesotho: Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years was 4 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Lesotho, 1990–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Lesotho is 4, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Lesotho peaked at 8 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2020.
That places Lesotho 39th out of 194 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8 | — |
| 1991 | 7.84 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 7.67 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 7.51 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 7.35 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 7.19 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 7.03 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 6.88 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 6.74 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 6.59 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 6.44 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 6.29 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 6.15 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 6.01 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 5.87 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 5.73 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 5.6 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 5.47 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 5.34 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 5.2 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 5.08 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 4.96 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 4.84 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 4.73 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 4.62 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 4.51 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 4.4 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 4.3 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 4.21 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 4.11 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 4 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.28 | 6.59 | 8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.81 | 5.2 | 6.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.58 | 4.11 | 5.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Lesotho?
- Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Lesotho was 4 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years?
- Lesotho ranks 39th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years (per 1000 children aged 10). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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