Number of infant deaths, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of infant deaths, per capita was 0.0013 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, per capita in Lesotho, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0013 units per person for number of infant deaths, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0061 units per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 units per person, in 2024.
Lesotho ranks 21st of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.006 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0059 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.006 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.006 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.006 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0061 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.006 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.006 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0059 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0057 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0056 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0054 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0053 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0052 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0051 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.005 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0049 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0047 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0046 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0044 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0041 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0039 units per person | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0037 units per person | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0035 units per person | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0034 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0032 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0031 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.003 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0029 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0028 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0026 units per person | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0025 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0025 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0024 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0023 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0023 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0023 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0022 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0021 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0021 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0021 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0022 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0022 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0022 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0023 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0024 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0021 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0021 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0021 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0021 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.002 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0019 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0018 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0016 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0015 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0015 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0013 units per person | -4.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0013 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0008 units per person, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0013 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 units per person, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.006 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.005 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 18 Equatorial Guinea 0.0014 units per person compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 0.0013 units per person compare
- 20 Madagascar 0.0013 units per person compare
- 22 Cameroon 0.0013 units per person compare
- 23 Pakistan 0.0013 units per person compare
- 24 Guinea-Bissau 0.0012 units per person 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,227 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 382 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.8108 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7473 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, per capita in Lesotho?
- Number of infant deaths, per capita in Lesotho was 0.0013 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0061 units per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 units per person in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of infant deaths, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 21st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Number of infant deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.