Under-five deaths - SDG target met in Lesotho
Lesotho: Under-five deaths - SDG target met was 1,240 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Latest (2030)
1,240
Change on year
down 14.5%
World rank
98th
of 200 countries
All-time high
2,791
in 2025
All-time low
1,240
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Under-five deaths - SDG target met in Lesotho, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2030, under-five deaths - sdg target met in Lesotho stood at 1,240. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.5% on the previous year and down 55.6% over ten years.
Lesotho ranks 98th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 2,062 | 1,451 | 2,791 | 5 |
| 2030s | 1,240 | 1,240 | 1,240 | 1 |
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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)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0388 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5125 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under-five deaths - sdg target met in Lesotho?
- Under-five deaths - sdg target met in Lesotho was 1,240 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under-five deaths - sdg target met recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2,791 in 2025.
- What is the lowest under-five deaths - sdg target met recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,240 in 2030.
- How does Lesotho rank for under-five deaths - sdg target met?
- Lesotho ranks 98th out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is under-five deaths - sdg target met rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Under-five deaths - SDG target met (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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