Afghanistan vs Lesotho: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.055 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
0.0492 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
37th
Lesotho rank
39th

Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Lesotho
0.040.060.080.10.120.14196119922023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.055 units per square kilometre against 0.0492 units per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0058 units per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 37th and Lesotho ranks 39th 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 0.1153 units per square kilometre 0.1027 units per square kilometre 0.0126 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
1970s 0.1273 units per square kilometre 0.109 units per square kilometre 0.0183 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
1980s 0.1106 units per square kilometre 0.0904 units per square kilometre 0.0202 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
1990s 0.087 units per square kilometre 0.0847 units per square kilometre 0.0024 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 0.0836 units per square kilometre 0.0947 units per square kilometre 0.011 units per square kilometre Lesotho
2010s 0.0655 units per square kilometre 0.0672 units per square kilometre 0.0018 units per square kilometre Lesotho
2020s 0.0571 units per square kilometre 0.0519 units per square kilometre 0.0053 units per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Lesotho?
Afghanistan, at 0.055 units per square kilometre against 0.0492 units per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Lesotho?
0.0058 units per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lesotho?
62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Lesotho rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 37th and Lesotho ranks 39th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five deaths, female, 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 under-five deaths, female, 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, 11,881 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of under-five deaths, female 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.