Neonatal infant and child deaths in Lesotho, Kingdom of
Lesotho, Kingdom of: Neonatal infant and child deaths was 1,582 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Neonatal infant and child deaths in Lesotho, Kingdom of, 1955β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lesotho, Kingdom of recorded 1,582 for neonatal infant and child deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal infant and child deaths in Lesotho, Kingdom of peaked at 2,662 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 1,582, in 2024.
Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 87th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,933 | 1,868 | 2,011 | 5 |
| 1960s | 2,332 | 2,064 | 2,539 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,605 | 2,533 | 2,662 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,438 | 2,386 | 2,511 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,293 | 2,102 | 2,456 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,177 | 2,100 | 2,228 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,069 | 1,837 | 2,187 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,665 | 1,582 | 1,766 | 5 |
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- 89 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 1,490 compare
- 90 Palestine 1,294 compare
More health data for Lesotho, Kingdom of
- 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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 20,491 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 20,958 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 21,166 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 22,125 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal infant and child deaths in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- Neonatal infant and child deaths in Lesotho, Kingdom of was 1,582 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal infant and child deaths recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The highest recorded value was 2,662 in 1976.
- What is the lowest neonatal infant and child deaths recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,582 in 2024.
- How does Lesotho, Kingdom of rank for neonatal infant and child deaths?
- Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 87th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal infant and child deaths rising or falling in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho, Kingdom of data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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