Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 220 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Lesotho, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 220 for number of deaths ages 5-9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Lesotho peaked at 451 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 220, in 2024.
Lesotho ranks 94th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 451 | — |
| 1991 | 451 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 451 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 449 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 446 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 439 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 431 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 418 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 399 | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 381 | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 364 | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 349 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 335 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 323 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 311 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 298 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 287 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 282 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 279 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 276 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 273 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 269 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 264 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 260 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 257 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 254 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 253 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 252 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 252 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 249 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 245 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 240 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 235 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 227 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 220 | -3.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 220 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 842, 26% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 220 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,087, 7% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 431.6 | 381 | 451 | 10 |
| 2000s | 310.4 | 276 | 364 | 10 |
| 2010s | 258.3 | 249 | 273 | 10 |
| 2020s | 233.4 | 220 | 245 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 91 Azerbaijan 233 compare
- 92 Tajikistan 231 compare
- 93 Sri Lanka 223 compare
- 95 Kyrgyzstan 204 compare
- 96 Canada 182 compare
- 97 Poland 172 compare
- 97 East Timor 172 compare
More education data for Lesotho
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 68.25 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 67.83 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,672 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 30,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22,924 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23,698 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 136,497 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 309,480 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8093 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Lesotho?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Lesotho was 220 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 451 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 220 in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Lesotho ranks 94th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years