Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female was 96 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Lesotho, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Lesotho stood at 96. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Lesotho peaked at 217 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 96, in 2024.
That places Lesotho 93rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 217 | — |
| 1991 | 217 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 216 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 215 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 213 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 209 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 205 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 199 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 189 | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 180 | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 172 | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 165 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 158 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 152 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 146 | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 140 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 134 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 131 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 129 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 127 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 126 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 123 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 121 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 118 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 117 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 115 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 114 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 113 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 113 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 111 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 109 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 106 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 103 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 99 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 96 | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 206 | 180 | 217 | 10 |
| 2000s | 145.4 | 127 | 172 | 10 |
| 2010s | 117.1 | 111 | 126 | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.6 | 96 | 109 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Lesotho?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Lesotho was 96 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 217 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 96 in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female?
- Lesotho ranks 93rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of female children ages 5-9 years