Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0492 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0492 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
39th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.1106 units per square kilometre
in 1976
All-time low
0.0492 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Lesotho is 0.0492 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 0.1106 units per square kilometre in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0492 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Lesotho ranks 39th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0919 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0944 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.097 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0998 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1025 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1048 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1067 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1078 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1085 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1087 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1088 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1092 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1094 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1099 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1105 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1106 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1097 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.108 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1056 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1027 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0994 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.096 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0931 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0902 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0876 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0855 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0848 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0838 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0813 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0793 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0783 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0785 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0796 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0816 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0847 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0884 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0914 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0924 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0925 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0931 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0947 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0968 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.098 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0975 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0969 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0961 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0943 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0952 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0843 units per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0771 units per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0736 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0717 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0704 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0691 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0668 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0635 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0621 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.06 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0582 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0555 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0525 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0502 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0492 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0492 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0351 units per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0492 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0448 units per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1015 units per square kilometre | 0.0919 units per square kilometre | 0.1085 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.109 units per square kilometre | 0.1056 units per square kilometre | 0.1106 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0904 units per square kilometre | 0.0813 units per square kilometre | 0.1027 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0847 units per square kilometre | 0.0783 units per square kilometre | 0.0925 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0947 units per square kilometre | 0.0843 units per square kilometre | 0.098 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0672 units per square kilometre | 0.0582 units per square kilometre | 0.0771 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0519 units per square kilometre | 0.0492 units per square kilometre | 0.0555 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 36 Marshall Islands 0.0556 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Afghanistan 0.055 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Maldives 0.0503 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Madagascar 0.0482 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Nepal 0.0472 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 Senegal 0.045 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Lesotho
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1324 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Lesotho was 0.0492 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1106 units per square kilometre in 1976.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0492 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 39th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.