Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male was 124 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male 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, male in Lesotho stood at 124. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Lesotho peaked at 235 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 124, in 2024.
That places Lesotho 95th 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, male in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 234 | — |
| 1991 | 234 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 235 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 234 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 233 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 230 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 226 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 219 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 210 | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 201 | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 192 | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 184 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 177 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 171 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 165 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 158 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 153 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 151 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 150 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 149 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 147 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 146 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 143 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 142 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 140 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 139 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 139 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 139 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 139 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 138 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 136 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 134 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 132 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 128 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 124 | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 225.6 | 201 | 235 | 10 |
| 2000s | 165 | 149 | 192 | 10 |
| 2010s | 141.2 | 138 | 147 | 10 |
| 2020s | 130.8 | 124 | 136 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 92 Tajikistan 134 compare
- 93 Kyrgyzstan 129 compare
- 94 Sri Lanka 126 compare
- 96 Canada 98 compare
- 97 Timor-Leste 96 compare
- 98 El Salvador 93 compare
- 98 Poland 93 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Lesotho?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Lesotho was 124 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, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 235 in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 124 in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male?
- Lesotho ranks 95th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of male children ages 5-9 years