Mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births fell 4.23% to 58.9 in Lesotho in 2023, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Lesotho reached an all time high of 187 in 1965 and an all time low of 58.9 in 2023. When compared to Lesotho's main peers, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Botswana amounted to 39.6, 34.7 in South Africa, 45.0 in Swaziland and 44.2 in Zimbabwe in 2023.
Lesotho has been ranked 21st within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Mortality Rate, Under 5 Years (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Botswana | 46.5 | 45.9 | 45.0 | 43.9 | 42.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | 71.2 | 69.1 | 68.7 | 66.8 | 64.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | 70.9 | 69.5 | 68.3 | 67.3 | 65.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | 51.9 | 50.1 | 47.8 | 45.7 | 43.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | 35.8 | 34.9 | 34.5 | 34.1 | 34.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | 54.3 | 51.0 | 51.6 | 49.8 | 47.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | 56.1 | 55.2 | 54.1 | 52.4 | 49.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 55.0 | 52.3 | 51.1 | 50.1 | 47.6 |
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