Under-five mortality rate — all countries

Under-five mortality rate — Lesotho

Under-five mortality rate in Lesotho in 2024 — 60 per 1,000. Ranked 176 in the world out of 196. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 67.6%.

2024 60 per 1,000 −2.12% vs 2023
World rank 176of 196
Period maximum 186.2 per 1,0001965
Period minimum 60 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Lesotho, 1960–202405010015020019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 185.3 per 1,0001962: 184.4 per 1,0001964: 185.9 per 1,0001966: 185.8 per 1,0001968: 182.2 per 1,0001970: 175.5 per 1,0001972: 167.6 per 1,0001974: 158.7 per 1,0001976: 147.4 per 1,0001978: 134.8 per 1,0001980: 122.4 per 1,0001982: 110.7 per 1,0001984: 101.1 per 1,0001986: 93.3 per 1,0001988: 87.7 per 1,0001990: 84.5 per 1,0001992: 85.4 per 1,0001994: 91.1 per 1,0001996: 98.9 per 1,0001998: 104.2 per 1,0002000: 108.3 per 1,0002002: 112.1 per 1,0002004: 113.9 per 1,0002006: 114.7 per 1,0002008: 111.6 per 1,0002010: 90.9 per 1,0002012: 81.4 per 1,0002014: 77.6 per 1,0002016: 71.4 per 1,0002018: 68.8 per 1,0002020: 66.3 per 1,0002022: 62 per 1,0002024: 60 per 1,000
Change over the period: −125.3 (−67.62%) Average annual rate: -1.75 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lesotho

Lesotho 60 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 71.2 per 1,000
Southern Africa computed 36.2 per 1,000
Lower-middle-income countries computed 36.3 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 60 −1.3 −2.12%
2023 61.3 −0.7 −1.13%
2022 62 −2 −3.13%
2021 64 −2.3 −3.47%
2020 66.3 −1.8 −2.64%
2019 68.1 −0.7 −1.02%
2018 68.8 −1.3 −1.85%
2017 70.1 −1.3 −1.82%
2016 71.4 −3.7 −4.93%
2015 75.1 −2.5 −3.22%
2014 77.6 −1.7 −2.14%
2013 79.3 −2.1 −2.58%
2012 81.4 −3.8 −4.46%
2011 85.2 −5.7 −6.27%
2010 90.9 −8.2 −8.27%
2009 99.1 −12.5 −11.2%
2008 111.6 −0.3 −0.27%
2007 111.9 −2.8 −2.44%
2006 114.7 +0.1 +0.09%
2005 114.6 +0.7 +0.61%
2004 113.9 +0.7 +0.62%
2003 113.2 +1.1 +0.98%
2002 112.1 +1.8 +1.63%
2001 110.3 +2 +1.85%
2000 108.3 +2 +1.88%
1999 106.3 +2.1 +2.02%
1998 104.2 +2.1 +2.06%
1997 102.1 +3.2 +3.24%
1996 98.9 +3.8 +4%
1995 95.1 +4 +4.39%
1994 91.1 +3.5 +4%
1993 87.6 +2.2 +2.58%
1992 85.4 +1 +1.18%
1991 84.4 −0.1 −0.12%
1990 84.5 −1.2 −1.4%
1989 85.7 −2 −2.28%
1988 87.7 −2.5 −2.77%
1987 90.2 −3.1 −3.32%
1986 93.3 −3.6 −3.72%
1985 96.9 −4.2 −4.15%
1984 101.1 −4.6 −4.35%
1983 105.7 −5 −4.52%
1982 110.7 −5.7 −4.9%
1981 116.4 −6 −4.9%
1980 122.4 −6.2 −4.82%
1979 128.6 −6.2 −4.6%
1978 134.8 −6.3 −4.46%
1977 141.1 −6.3 −4.27%
1976 147.4 −5.9 −3.85%
1975 153.3 −5.4 −3.4%
1974 158.7 −4.6 −2.82%
1973 163.3 −4.3 −2.57%
1972 167.6 −4 −2.33%
1971 171.6 −3.9 −2.22%
1970 175.5 −3.7 −2.06%
1969 179.2 −3 −1.65%
1968 182.2 −2.3 −1.25%
1967 184.5 −1.3 −0.7%
1966 185.8 −0.4 −0.21%
1965 186.2 +0.3 +0.16%
1964 185.9 +0.8 +0.43%
1963 185.1 +0.7 +0.38%
1962 184.4 +0.1 +0.05%
1961 184.3 −1 −0.54%
1960 185.3

Southern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.