What is mortality rate, under-5 in Lesotho?

Mortality rate, under-5 in Lesotho was 60 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 recorded in Lesotho?

The highest recorded value was 186.2 per 1,000 live births in 1965.

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

The lowest recorded value was 60 per 1,000 live births in 2024.

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

Lesotho ranks 21st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

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

Mortality rate, under-5 in Lesotho

Name: Mortality rate, under-5 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 was 60 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

60 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

down 2.1%

World rank

21st

of 195 countries

All-time high

186.2 per 1,000 live births

in 1965

All-time low

60 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Mortality rate, under-5 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

In 2024, mortality rate, under-5 in Lesotho stood at 60 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Lesotho peaked at 186.2 per 1,000 live births in 1965 and was at its lowest, 60 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

Lesotho ranks 21st of 195 countries on this measure, 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	184.29 per 1,000 live births	179.2 per 1,000 live births	186.2 per 1,000 live births	10
1970s	154.19 per 1,000 live births	128.6 per 1,000 live births	175.5 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	101.01 per 1,000 live births	85.7 per 1,000 live births	122.4 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	93.96 per 1,000 live births	84.4 per 1,000 live births	106.3 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	110.97 per 1,000 live births	99.1 per 1,000 live births	114.7 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	76.79 per 1,000 live births	68.1 per 1,000 live births	90.9 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	62.72 per 1,000 live births	60 per 1,000 live births	66.3 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Lesotho

18 Cote d'Ivoire 64.5 per 1,000 live births compare
19 Madagascar 62.4 per 1,000 live births compare
20 Sudan 61.6 per 1,000 live births compare
22 Mozambique 59.4 per 1,000 live births compare
23 Togo 56.1 per 1,000 live births compare
24 Pakistan 56 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 in Lesotho?: Mortality rate, under-5 in Lesotho was 60 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 recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 186.2 per 1,000 live births in 1965.
What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 60 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Lesotho rank for mortality rate, under-5?: Lesotho ranks 21st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, under-5 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (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, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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