Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Lesotho
Lesotho: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 28.49 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Lesotho, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Lesotho is 28.49, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Lesotho peaked at 38.7 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 28.49, in 2024.
Lesotho ranks 14th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.63 | — |
| 1991 | 38.65 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 38.61 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 38.45 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 38.25 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 37.96 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 37.63 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 37.23 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 36.91 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 36.87 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 37.11 | +0.7% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.92 | 36.87 | 38.65 | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.02 | 37.11 | 38.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.19 | 31.43 | 36.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.65 | 28.49 | 30.81 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 11 Chad 30.39 compare
- 12 Central African Republic 29.93 compare
- 13 Guinea 29.8 compare
- 15 Sierra Leone 28.26 compare
- 16 Mali 27.99 compare
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 27.4 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, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0251 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0137 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Lesotho?
- Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Lesotho was 28.49 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 38.7 in 2005.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.49 in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Lesotho ranks 14th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates 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 UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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