Eritrea vs Lesotho: Number of neonatal deaths

Eritrea

1,584

in 2024

Lesotho

1,582

in 2024

Eritrea rank

86th

Lesotho rank

87th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Eritrea currently reports 1,584 against 1,582 in Lesotho, a difference of 2.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Eritrea ahead.

Globally, Eritrea ranks 86th and Lesotho ranks 87th of 195 countries.

Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 11,545 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.