Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years was 185 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Lesotho, 1990–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Lesotho is 185, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Lesotho peaked at 339 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 185, in 2021.
That places Lesotho 104th out of 198 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 339 | — |
| 1991 | 339 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 339 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 338 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 337 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 336 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 335 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 333 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 329 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 324 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 318 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 310 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 301 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 290 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 278 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 267 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 258 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 250 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 242 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 236 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 229 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 223 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 217 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 212 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 207 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 203 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 199 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 196 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 193 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 189 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 187 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 185 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 334.9 | 324 | 339 | 10 |
| 2000s | 275 | 236 | 318 | 10 |
| 2010s | 206.8 | 189 | 229 | 10 |
| 2020s | 186 | 185 | 187 | 2 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0548 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Lesotho?
- Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Lesotho was 185 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 339 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 185 in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years?
- Lesotho ranks 104th out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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