Mortality rate, infant, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Mortality rate, infant, female was 50.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
50.3 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
10th
of 197 countries
All-time high
137.9 per 1,000 live births
in 1967
All-time low
50.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant, female in Lesotho, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, infant, female in Lesotho stood at 50.3 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, female in Lesotho peaked at 137.9 per 1,000 live births in 1967 and was at its lowest, 50.3 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Lesotho ranks 10th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, female in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 129.8 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 130.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 131.8 per 1,000 live births | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 133.5 per 1,000 live births | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 135.4 per 1,000 live births | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 136.8 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 137.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 137.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 137.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 136 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 134.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 131.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 129.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 127.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 124.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 120.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 116.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 112.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 108 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 103.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 98.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 94.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 90 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 86.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 82.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 79.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 76.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 74.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 72.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 70.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 69 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 68 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 67.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 67.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 67.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 68 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 67.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 67.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 66.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 66.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 67.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 67.8 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 68.5 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 69.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 69.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 70.7 per 1,000 live births | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 71.4 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 70.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 75.5 per 1,000 live births | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 69.6 per 1,000 live births | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 65.9 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 63.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 63.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 64.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 63 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 61.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 61.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 61 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 58.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 56.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 55.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 54.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 53.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 52 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 50.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 134.67 per 1,000 live births | 129.8 per 1,000 live births | 137.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 120.83 per 1,000 live births | 103.3 per 1,000 live births | 134.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.47 per 1,000 live births | 70.4 per 1,000 live births | 98.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.71 per 1,000 live births | 66.8 per 1,000 live births | 69 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.02 per 1,000 live births | 67.1 per 1,000 live births | 75.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.94 per 1,000 live births | 56.8 per 1,000 live births | 65.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.18 per 1,000 live births | 50.3 per 1,000 live births | 55.6 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 7 Guinea 53.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 8 Central African Republic 52.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 9 Chad 50.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 50.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 49.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 13 Afghanistan 44.5 per 1,000 live births compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, female in Lesotho?
- Mortality rate, infant, female in Lesotho was 50.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 137.9 per 1,000 live births in 1967.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Lesotho ranks 10th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.