What is mortality rate, under-5, female in Lesotho?

Mortality rate, under-5, female in Lesotho was 53.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Lesotho?

The highest recorded value was 177.6 per 1,000 live births in 1965.

What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Lesotho?

The lowest recorded value was 53.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024.

How does Lesotho rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?

Lesotho ranks 22nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Lesotho data come from?

The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, under-5, female in Lesotho

Name: Mortality rate, under-5, female in Lesotho
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Lesotho: Mortality rate, under-5, female was 53.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

53.5 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

down 2.0%

World rank

22nd

of 195 countries

All-time high

177.6 per 1,000 live births

in 1965

All-time low

53.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Mortality rate, under-5, female in Lesotho, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 53.5 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in Lesotho peaked at 177.6 per 1,000 live births in 1965 and was at its lowest, 53.5 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

That places Lesotho 22nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	175.68 per 1,000 live births	170.9 per 1,000 live births	177.6 per 1,000 live births	10
1970s	146.45 per 1,000 live births	121.2 per 1,000 live births	167.4 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	93.76 per 1,000 live births	78.4 per 1,000 live births	115.1 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	86.22 per 1,000 live births	76.7 per 1,000 live births	98.3 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	102.38 per 1,000 live births	90.6 per 1,000 live births	105.9 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	69.15 per 1,000 live births	60.9 per 1,000 live births	82.7 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	56 per 1,000 live births	53.5 per 1,000 live births	59.3 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Lesotho

19 Madagascar 57.1 per 1,000 live births compare
20 Sudan 56.6 per 1,000 live births compare
21 Mozambique 55 per 1,000 live births compare
23 Togo 51.7 per 1,000 live births compare
24 Pakistan 50.8 per 1,000 live births compare
25 Afghanistan 48.9 per 1,000 live births compare

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More health data for Lesotho

Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 27,631 (2025)
Population, male 1.15 million (2025)
Population, male 48.8% (2025)
Population ages 0-14, male 35.2% (2025)
Population ages 0-14, male 405,493 (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 11, female, interpolated 27,429 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, under-5, female in Lesotho?: Mortality rate, under-5, female in Lesotho was 53.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 177.6 per 1,000 live births in 1965.
What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 53.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Lesotho rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?: Lesotho ranks 22nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?: The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
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, 13,475 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.