What is child mortality vs. health spending in Lesotho?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Lesotho was 6 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 child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Lesotho?

The highest recorded value was 23.26 deaths per 100 live births in 1952.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Lesotho?

The lowest recorded value was 6 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Lesotho rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Lesotho ranks 21st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. 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 Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Lesotho

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Lesotho
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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Lesotho: Child mortality vs. health spending was 6 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

6 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.2%

World rank

21st

of 199 countries

All-time high

23.26 deaths per 100 live births

in 1952

All-time low

6 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1952–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Lesotho, 1952–2024

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

The most recent figure for child mortality vs. health spending in Lesotho is 6 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Lesotho peaked at 23.26 deaths per 100 live births in 1952 and was at its lowest, 6 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Lesotho 21st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	20.71 deaths per 100 live births	18.75 deaths per 100 live births	23.26 deaths per 100 live births	8
1960s	18.43 deaths per 100 live births	17.92 deaths per 100 live births	18.62 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	15.42 deaths per 100 live births	12.86 deaths per 100 live births	17.55 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	10.1 deaths per 100 live births	8.57 deaths per 100 live births	12.24 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	9.4 deaths per 100 live births	8.44 deaths per 100 live births	10.63 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	11.1 deaths per 100 live births	9.91 deaths per 100 live births	11.47 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	7.68 deaths per 100 live births	6.81 deaths per 100 live births	9.09 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	6.27 deaths per 100 live births	6 deaths per 100 live births	6.63 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Lesotho

18 Cote d'Ivoire 6.45 deaths per 100 live births compare
19 Madagascar 6.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
20 Sudan 6.16 deaths per 100 live births compare
22 Mozambique 5.94 deaths per 100 live births compare
23 Togo 5.61 deaths per 100 live births compare
24 Pakistan 5.6 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Lesotho

Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 27,969 (2025)
Population, male 48.8% (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 751,340 (2025)
Population ages 0-14, total 805,943 (2025)
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 26,809 (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 27,201 (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 27,293 (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 27,660 (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 27,631 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 27,651 (2025)

All data for Lesotho →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Lesotho?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Lesotho was 6 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 child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 23.26 deaths per 100 live births in 1952.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 6 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Lesotho rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Lesotho ranks 21st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. 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 Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
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, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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