Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, Lesotho or Saudi Arabia?

Lesotho, at 1,849 against 1,726 in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Saudi Arabia?

48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.

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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs Saudi Arabia: Number of under-five deaths, male

Lesotho

1,849

in 2024

Saudi Arabia

1,726

in 2024

Lesotho rank

82nd

Saudi Arabia rank

84th

Number of under-five deaths, male over time

Lesotho
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1,849 against 1,726 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 123.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Lesotho ranks 82nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 84th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	3,740	13,833	10,093	Saudi Arabia
1980s	3,245	12,164	8,919	Saudi Arabia
1990s	3,099	7,362	4,264	Saudi Arabia
2000s	3,433	4,096	663.2	Saudi Arabia
2010s	2,541	2,795	254.3	Saudi Arabia
2020s	1,960	1,802	157.8	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, Lesotho or Saudi Arabia?: Lesotho, at 1,849 against 1,726 in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between Lesotho and Saudi Arabia?: 123, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Saudi Arabia?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Saudi Arabia rank globally for number of under-five deaths, male?: Lesotho ranks 82nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 84th 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, male. 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, male
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Number of male children dying before reaching age five.