Eritrea vs Lesotho: Number of under-five deaths, female
Eritrea
1,468
in 2024
Lesotho
1,459
in 2024
Eritrea rank
82nd
Lesotho rank
83rd
Number of under-five deaths, female over time
- Eritrea
- Lesotho
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 1,468 against 1,459 in Lesotho, a difference of 9.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 82nd and Lesotho ranks 83rd of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7,275 | 2,745 | 4,529 | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 4,548 | 2,570 | 1,978 | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 2,779 | 2,875 | 95.5 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 1,988 | 2,042 | 53.7 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1,527 | 1,551 | 24.8 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Eritrea or Lesotho?
- Eritrea, at 1,468 against 1,459 in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Eritrea and Lesotho?
- 9, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Lesotho?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Lesotho rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Eritrea ranks 82nd and Lesotho ranks 83rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of female children dying before reaching age five.