Number of neonatal deaths in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of neonatal deaths was 1,582 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths in Lesotho, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal deaths in Lesotho is 1,582, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Lesotho peaked at 2,662 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 1,582, in 2024.
Lesotho ranks 87th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,332 | 2,064 | 2,539 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,605 | 2,533 | 2,662 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,438 | 2,386 | 2,511 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,293 | 2,102 | 2,456 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,177 | 2,100 | 2,228 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,069 | 1,837 | 2,187 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,665 | 1,582 | 1,766 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 84 Saudi Arabia 1,603 compare
- 85 Kazakhstan 1,586 compare
- 86 Eritrea 1,584 compare
- 88 Azerbaijan 1,509 compare
- 89 Equatorial Guinea 1,490 compare
- 90 Palestine 1,294 compare
More health data for Lesotho
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 27,969 (2025)
- Population, male 48.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 26,809 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 751,340 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 805,943 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Lesotho?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Lesotho was 1,582 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2,662 in 1976.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,582 in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Lesotho ranks 87th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. 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 Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.