Number of under-five deaths, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of under-five deaths, female was 1,459 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1,459
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
83rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
3,359
in 1976
All-time low
1,459
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of under-five 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 under-five deaths, female in Lesotho stood at 1,459. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Lesotho peaked at 3,359 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 1,459, in 2024.
Lesotho ranks 83rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,732 | — |
| 1961 | 2,790 | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 2,865 | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 2,946 | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 3,031 | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 3,113 | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 3,183 | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 3,240 | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 3,274 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 3,293 | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 3,299 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 3,304 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 3,314 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 3,321 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 3,337 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 3,355 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 3,359 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 3,331 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 3,279 | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 3,205 | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 3,117 | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 3,017 | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 2,915 | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 2,825 | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 2,739 | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 2,660 | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 2,595 | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 2,574 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 2,544 | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 2,467 | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 2,407 | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 2,377 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 2,384 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 2,416 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 2,476 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 2,572 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 2,683 | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 2,774 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 2,804 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 2,807 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 2,826 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 2,876 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 2,940 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 2,975 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 2,960 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 2,941 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 2,917 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 2,862 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 2,891 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 2,558 | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 2,340 | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 2,235 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 2,178 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 2,138 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 2,097 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 2,027 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 1,928 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 1,885 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 1,821 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 1,767 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 1,685 | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 1,595 | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 1,523 | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 1,495 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 1,459 | -2.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1,459 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,313, 34% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1,459 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,955, 10% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,047 | 2,732 | 3,293 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,310 | 3,205 | 3,359 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,745 | 2,467 | 3,117 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,570 | 2,377 | 2,807 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,875 | 2,558 | 2,975 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,042 | 1,767 | 2,340 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,551 | 1,459 | 1,685 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 in Lesotho?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Lesotho was 1,459 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 under-five deaths, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3,359 in 1976.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,459 in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Lesotho ranks 83rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.