Number of under-five deaths in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of under-five deaths was 3,308 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Lesotho, 1957β2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 3,308 for number of under-five deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 68 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Lesotho peaked at 7,170 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 3,308, in 2024.
Lesotho ranks 82nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 68 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5,685 | 5,654 | 5,728 | 3 |
| 1960s | 6,465 | 5,812 | 6,979 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7,057 | 6,885 | 7,170 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,990 | 5,463 | 6,712 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,669 | 5,288 | 6,144 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,307 | 5,662 | 6,519 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,582 | 3,991 | 5,204 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,511 | 3,308 | 3,805 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 80 Gambia, The 3,451 compare
- 81 Eritrea, The State of 3,392 compare
- 83 Saudi Arabia 3,241 compare
- 84 United Kingdom 3,213 compare
- 85 Jordan 3,048 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,227 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 382 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 20,203 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 20,491 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 20,958 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 21,166 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Lesotho?
- Number of under-five deaths in Lesotho was 3,308 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 7,170 in 1976.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,308 in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Lesotho ranks 82nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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