Number of infant deaths, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of infant deaths, female was 1,369 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female in Lesotho, 1960–2024
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.
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths, female in Lesotho stood at 1,369. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Lesotho peaked at 2,843 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 1,369, in 2024.
That places Lesotho 73rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,035 | — |
| 1961 | 2,095 | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 2,169 | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 2,250 | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 2,334 | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 2,415 | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 2,492 | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 2,557 | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 2,605 | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 2,638 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 2,662 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 2,687 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 2,716 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 2,743 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 2,779 | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 2,819 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 2,843 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 2,837 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 2,808 | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 2,758 | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 2,694 | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 2,624 | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 2,550 | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 2,485 | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 2,422 | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 2,366 | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 2,320 | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 2,314 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 2,293 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 2,221 | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 2,153 | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 2,101 | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 2,067 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 2,030 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 1,996 | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 1,983 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 1,979 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1,974 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1,931 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 1,881 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 1,861 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 1,886 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1,938 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 1,967 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1,951 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1,937 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1,939 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,957 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 2,134 | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 1,977 | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 1,874 | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 1,849 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 1,898 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1,925 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1,896 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 1,858 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 1,842 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1,827 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1,724 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 1,644 | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 1,574 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 1,517 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 1,467 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 1,422 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 1,369 | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,359 | 2,035 | 2,638 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,765 | 2,662 | 2,843 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,429 | 2,221 | 2,694 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,010 | 1,881 | 2,153 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,955 | 1,861 | 2,134 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,834 | 1,644 | 1,925 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,470 | 1,369 | 1,574 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 70 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,861 compare
- 71 Argentina 1,757 compare
- 72 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1,625 compare
- 74 Malaysia 1,340 compare
- 75 Honduras 1,289 compare
- 76 Kazakhstan 1,272 compare
More education data for Lesotho
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10,388 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 80.18 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 80.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Lesotho?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Lesotho was 1,369 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2,843 in 1976.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,369 in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Lesotho ranks 73rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.