Number of under-five deaths, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of under-five deaths, male was 1,849 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male 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
Lesotho recorded 1,849 for number of under-five deaths, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Lesotho peaked at 3,811 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 1,849, in 2024.
That places Lesotho 82nd 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 under-five deaths, male in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3,080 | — |
| 1961 | 3,141 | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 3,219 | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 3,310 | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 3,399 | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 3,489 | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 3,567 | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 3,627 | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 3,668 | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 3,686 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 3,696 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 3,710 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 3,730 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 3,740 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 3,765 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 3,798 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 3,811 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 3,794 | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 3,746 | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 3,680 | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 3,595 | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 3,497 | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 3,402 | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 3,313 | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 3,233 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 3,157 | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 3,097 | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 3,091 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 3,068 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 2,996 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 2,936 | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 2,911 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 2,915 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 2,939 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 2,997 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 3,096 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 3,209 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 3,308 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 3,339 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 3,337 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 3,355 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 3,415 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 3,501 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 3,544 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 3,526 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 3,501 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 3,480 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 3,424 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 3,477 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 3,104 | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 2,864 | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 2,754 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 2,701 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 2,657 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 2,613 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 2,530 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 2,415 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 2,363 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 2,288 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 2,224 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 2,120 | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 2,012 | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 1,924 | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 1,895 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 1,849 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,419 | 3,080 | 3,686 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,747 | 3,680 | 3,811 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,245 | 2,996 | 3,595 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,099 | 2,911 | 3,339 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,433 | 3,104 | 3,544 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,541 | 2,224 | 2,864 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,960 | 1,849 | 2,120 | 5 |
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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 under-five deaths, male in Lesotho?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Lesotho was 1,849 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, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3,811 in 1976.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,849 in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Lesotho ranks 82nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.