What is youth mortality rate in Lesotho?

Youth mortality rate in Lesotho was 6.77 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Lesotho?

The highest recorded value was 20.95 deaths per 100 live births in 1966.

What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Lesotho?

The lowest recorded value was 6.77 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Lesotho rank for youth mortality rate?

Lesotho ranks 22nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Lesotho data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Youth mortality rate in Lesotho

Name: Youth mortality rate in Lesotho
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Lesotho: Youth mortality rate was 6.77 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

6.77 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.2%

World rank

22nd

of 199 countries

All-time high

20.95 deaths per 100 live births

in 1966

All-time low

6.77 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1966–2024

Youth mortality rate in Lesotho, 1966–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 6.77 deaths per 100 live births for youth mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Lesotho peaked at 20.95 deaths per 100 live births in 1966 and was at its lowest, 6.77 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Lesotho 22nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	20.57 deaths per 100 live births	20.11 deaths per 100 live births	20.95 deaths per 100 live births	4
1970s	17.3 deaths per 100 live births	14.52 deaths per 100 live births	19.68 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	11.57 deaths per 100 live births	9.9 deaths per 100 live births	13.86 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	10.75 deaths per 100 live births	9.9 deaths per 100 live births	11.85 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	12.19 deaths per 100 live births	10.93 deaths per 100 live births	12.54 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	8.62 deaths per 100 live births	7.68 deaths per 100 live births	10.09 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	7.08 deaths per 100 live births	6.77 deaths per 100 live births	7.48 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Lesotho

19 Guinea-Bissau 7.82 deaths per 100 live births compare
20 Sudan 7.42 deaths per 100 live births compare
21 Zimbabwe 7.34 deaths per 100 live births compare
23 Mozambique 6.72 deaths per 100 live births compare
24 Togo 6.59 deaths per 100 live births compare
25 Burundi 6.38 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Lesotho

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (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)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 22,125 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 22,257 (2025)

All data for Lesotho →

Frequently asked questions

What is youth mortality rate in Lesotho?: Youth mortality rate in Lesotho was 6.77 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 20.95 deaths per 100 live births in 1966.
What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 6.77 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Lesotho rank for youth mortality rate?: Lesotho ranks 22nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Youth mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.