Afghanistan vs Lesotho: Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.0612 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
0.0594 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
30th
Lesotho rank
32nd

Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0612 units per square kilometre against 0.0594 units per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0018 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 30th and Lesotho ranks 32nd of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0947 units per square kilometre 0.0902 units per square kilometre 0.0045 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
1970s 0.1077 units per square kilometre 0.1043 units per square kilometre 0.0034 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
1980s 0.0885 units per square kilometre 0.0952 units per square kilometre 0.0067 units per square kilometre Lesotho
1990s 0.0835 units per square kilometre 0.082 units per square kilometre 0.0015 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 0.0836 units per square kilometre 0.0809 units per square kilometre 0.0028 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 0.0698 units per square kilometre 0.0757 units per square kilometre 0.0059 units per square kilometre Lesotho
2020s 0.0632 units per square kilometre 0.0622 units per square kilometre 0.0011 units per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Lesotho?
Afghanistan, at 0.0612 units per square kilometre against 0.0594 units per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Lesotho?
0.0018 units per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lesotho?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Lesotho rank globally for number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 30th and Lesotho ranks 32nd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 12,098 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of infant deaths, male divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.