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
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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About this data
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.