Eritrea vs Lesotho: Number of under-five deaths

Eritrea

3,392

in 2024

Lesotho

3,308

in 2024

Eritrea rank

81st

Lesotho rank

82nd

Number of under-five deaths over time

Eritrea currently reports 3,392 against 3,308 in Lesotho, a difference of 84.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Eritrea ahead.

Globally, Eritrea ranks 81st and Lesotho ranks 82nd of 195 countries.

Indicator: Number of under-five 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, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.