Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Lesotho
Lesotho: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 4 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Lesotho, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 4 per 1,000 for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Lesotho peaked at 8.7 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4 per 1,000, in 2024.
Lesotho ranks 41st of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.7 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 8.5 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 8.3 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 8.1 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 8 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 7.8 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 7.6 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 7.5 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 7.3 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 7.1 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 7 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 6.9 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 6.7 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 6.6 per 1,000 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 6.4 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 6.3 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 6.2 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 6 per 1,000 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 5.9 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 5.8 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 5.6 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 5.5 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 5.4 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 5.3 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 5.1 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 5 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 4.9 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 4.8 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 4.7 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 4.6 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 4.5 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 4.3 per 1,000 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 4.2 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 4.1 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 4 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.89 per 1,000 | 7.1 per 1,000 | 8.7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.38 per 1,000 | 5.8 per 1,000 | 7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.09 per 1,000 | 4.6 per 1,000 | 5.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.22 per 1,000 | 4 per 1,000 | 4.5 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 309,480 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.8093 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1324 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 150,993 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Lesotho?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Lesotho was 4 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Lesotho ranks 41st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. 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 Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.