Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Lesotho
Lesotho: Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained was 25.26 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Latest (2030)
25.26
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
14th
of 200 countries
All-time high
27.92
in 2025
All-time low
25.26
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Lesotho, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2030, neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in Lesotho stood at 25.26. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Lesotho ranks 14th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 26.84 | 25.77 | 27.92 | 5 |
| 2030s | 25.26 | 25.26 | 25.26 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 11 Central African Republic 27.56 compare
- 12 Guinea 27.48 compare
- 13 Chad 27.43 compare
- 15 Sierra Leone 25.07 compare
- 16 Benin 24.67 compare
- 17 Côte d’Ivoire 24.59 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, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4875 units per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in Lesotho?
- Neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in Lesotho was 25.26 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 27.92 in 2025.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.26 in 2030.
- How does Lesotho rank for neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained?
- Lesotho ranks 14th out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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 Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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