Ethiopia vs Lesotho: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years

Ethiopia
4.2 per 1,000
in 2024
Lesotho
4 per 1,000
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
39th
Lesotho rank
41st

Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 4.2 per 1,000 against 4 per 1,000 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000.

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

Across all 35 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 39th and Lesotho ranks 41st of 197 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 39.96 per 1,000 7.89 per 1,000 32.07 per 1,000 Ethiopia
2000s 19.56 per 1,000 6.38 per 1,000 13.18 per 1,000 Ethiopia
2010s 7.4 per 1,000 5.09 per 1,000 2.31 per 1,000 Ethiopia
2020s 6.42 per 1,000 4.22 per 1,000 2.2 per 1,000 Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, Ethiopia or Lesotho?
Ethiopia, at 4.2 per 1,000 against 4 per 1,000 in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years between Ethiopia and Lesotho?
0.2 per 1,000, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lesotho?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Lesotho rank globally for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
Ethiopia ranks 39th and Lesotho ranks 41st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000)
Unit
per 1,000
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 8,540 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.