Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years was 220 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Lesotho, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Lesotho stood at 220. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Lesotho peaked at 451 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 220, in 2024.
That places Lesotho 94th out of 200 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 among children ages 5 to 9 years in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 451 | — |
| 1991 | 451 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 451 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 449 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 446 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 439 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 431 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 418 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 399 | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 381 | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 364 | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 349 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 335 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 323 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 311 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 298 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 287 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 282 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 279 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 276 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 273 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 269 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 264 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 260 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 257 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 254 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 253 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 252 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 252 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 249 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 245 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 240 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 235 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 227 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 220 | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 431.6 | 381 | 451 | 10 |
| 2000s | 310.4 | 276 | 364 | 10 |
| 2010s | 258.3 | 249 | 273 | 10 |
| 2020s | 233.4 | 220 | 245 | 5 |
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- 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 5 to 9 years in Lesotho?
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Lesotho was 220 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 451 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 220 in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years?
- Lesotho ranks 94th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. 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 5 to 9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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