Neonatal deaths - Current trends maintained in Lesotho
Lesotho: Neonatal deaths - Current trends maintained was 1,391 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Latest (2030)
1,391
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
84th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1,548
in 2025
All-time low
1,391
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Neonatal deaths - Current trends maintained in Lesotho, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2030, neonatal deaths - current trends maintained in Lesotho stood at 1,391. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Lesotho ranks 84th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1,482 | 1,419 | 1,548 | 5 |
| 2030s | 1,391 | 1,391 | 1,391 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 81 Jordan 1,446 compare
- 82 Russian Federation 1,439 compare
- 83 Equatorial Guinea 1,404 compare
- 85 Kyrgyzstan 1,382 compare
- 86 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,322 compare
- 87 Azerbaijan 1,296 compare
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 ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0388 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5125 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths - current trends maintained in Lesotho?
- Neonatal deaths - current trends maintained in Lesotho was 1,391 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths - current trends maintained recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1,548 in 2025.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths - current trends maintained recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,391 in 2030.
- How does Lesotho rank for neonatal deaths - current trends maintained?
- Lesotho ranks 84th out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is neonatal deaths - current trends maintained rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. 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 Neonatal deaths - Current trends maintained (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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