Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre was 0.1062 deaths per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1062 deaths per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
34th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.2011 deaths per square kilometre
in 1976
All-time low
0.1062 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Lesotho stood at 0.1062 deaths per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 0.2011 deaths per square kilometre in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.1062 deaths per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Lesotho 34th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | deaths per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1486 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1536 deaths per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1591 deaths per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1648 deaths per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1705 deaths per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1757 deaths per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1802 deaths per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1835 deaths per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1857 deaths per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1874 deaths per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1893 deaths per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1915 deaths per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1933 deaths per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.196 deaths per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1991 deaths per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2011 deaths per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2011 deaths per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1992 deaths per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1961 deaths per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1921 deaths per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1874 deaths per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1827 deaths per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1785 deaths per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1746 deaths per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.171 deaths per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1681 deaths per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1682 deaths per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1671 deaths per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1624 deaths per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1579 deaths per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1546 deaths per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1522 deaths per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1494 deaths per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1472 deaths per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1462 deaths per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1462 deaths per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.146 deaths per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1431 deaths per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1395 deaths per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1382 deaths per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1402 deaths per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1441 deaths per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1463 deaths per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1451 deaths per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1442 deaths per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1442 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1455 deaths per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1581 deaths per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1467 deaths per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1392 deaths per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1375 deaths per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1409 deaths per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1427 deaths per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1407 deaths per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1378 deaths per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1367 deaths per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1356 deaths per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1281 deaths per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1222 deaths per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1171 deaths per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.113 deaths per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1094 deaths per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1062 deaths per square kilometre | -2.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.1062 deaths per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0635 deaths per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.1062 deaths per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0821 deaths per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1691 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1486 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1857 deaths per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1954 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1874 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2011 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1752 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1624 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1921 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1482 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1395 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1579 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1452 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1382 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1581 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1361 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1222 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1427 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1114 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1062 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1171 deaths per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 31 Liberia 0.1104 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 32 Ghana 0.11 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 33 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.1078 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 35 Guinea-Bissau 0.0986 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 36 Maldives 0.0973 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 37 Equatorial Guinea 0.0948 deaths per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Lesotho was 0.1062 deaths per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2011 deaths per square kilometre in 1976.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1062 deaths per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 34th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.