Lesotho vs North America: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years
Lesotho
4 per 1,000
in 2024
North America
0.6 per 1,000
in 2024
Lesotho rank
41st
North America rank
42nd
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years over time
- Lesotho
- North America
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 4 per 1,000 against 0.6 per 1,000 in North America, a difference of 3.4 per 1,000.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 6.7 times North America's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 41st and North America ranks 42nd of 197 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.89 per 1,000 | 0.97 per 1,000 | 6.92 per 1,000 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 6.38 per 1,000 | 0.7 per 1,000 | 5.68 per 1,000 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 5.09 per 1,000 | 0.6 per 1,000 | 4.49 per 1,000 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 4.22 per 1,000 | 0.6 per 1,000 | 3.62 per 1,000 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, Lesotho or North America?
- Lesotho, at 4 per 1,000 against 0.6 per 1,000 in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years between Lesotho and North America?
- 3.4 per 1,000, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and North America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and North America rank globally for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Lesotho ranks 41st and North America ranks 42nd 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.