Neonatal mortality rate in Lesotho
Lesotho: Neonatal mortality rate was 28.49 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Lesotho is 28.49, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Lesotho peaked at 38.7 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 28.49, in 2024.
That places Lesotho 14th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.11 | — |
| 2001 | 37.53 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 37.95 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 38.32 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 38.58 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 38.7 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 38.64 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 38.32 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 37.81 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 37.2 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 36.57 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 36.01 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 35.56 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 35.16 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 34.65 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 34.13 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 33.51 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 32.84 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 32.09 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 31.43 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 30.81 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 30.22 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 29.66 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 29.08 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 28.49 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.02 | 37.11 | 38.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.19 | 31.43 | 36.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.65 | 28.49 | 30.81 | 5 |
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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 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.1593 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1694 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.0688 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1716 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Lesotho?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Lesotho was 28.49 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 38.7 in 2005.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.49 in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Lesotho ranks 14th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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