Lesotho—Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)
Category: HealthSource: World Bank World Development IndicatorsGlobal Rank: #23 of 196
Latest Value
52.8
2023
YoY Change
-4.3%
2022 → 2023
Global Rank
#23
of 196 countries
Maximum
106.7
2005
Minimum
52.8
2023
CAGR
-2.8%
24 years
Last
52.8
Previous
55.2
Highest
106.7
Lowest
52.8
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 52.8 | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 55.2 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 57.8 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 60.1 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 61.8 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 62.0 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 64.0 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 64.6 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 67.6 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 70.5 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 72.4 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 74.6 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 77.8 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 81.7 | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 87.9 | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 99.9 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 102.7 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 106.4 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 106.7 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 106.0 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 105.1 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 104.0 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 102.8 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 101.1 |
Top Countries — Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 110.7 | 2023 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 99.5 | 2023 |
| 3 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 98.1 | 2023 |
| 4 | Chad | 94.8 | 2023 |
| 5 | South Sudan | 93.4 | 2023 |
| 6 | Sierra Leone | 88.4 | 2023 |
| 7 | Guinea | 87.7 | 2023 |
| 8 | Mali | 86.1 | 2023 |
| 9 | Central African Republic | 86.0 | 2023 |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 72.7 | 2023 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.
Methodology
Data compiled by UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), uri: www.childmortality.org; World Health Organization (WHO), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation; World Bank (WB), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation; United Nations (UN), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, publisher: UN Population Division.
Source: World Bank - World Development IndicatorsView original source →