Lesotho—Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)
Category: HealthSource: World Bank World Development IndicatorsGlobal Rank: #21 of 196
Latest Value
64.8
2023
YoY Change
-4.0%
2022 → 2023
Global Rank
#21
of 196 countries
Maximum
124.0
2005
Minimum
64.8
2023
CAGR
-2.5%
24 years
Last
64.8
Previous
67.5
Highest
124.0
Lowest
64.8
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 64.8 | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 67.5 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 70.6 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 73.3 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 75.4 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 75.8 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 78.0 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 78.7 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 82.3 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 85.5 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 87.7 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 90.2 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 93.5 | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 98.0 | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 104.6 | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 117.3 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 119.8 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 123.8 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 124.0 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 123.0 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 121.7 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 120.4 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 119.0 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 117.2 |
Top Countries — Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 118.5 | 2023 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 110.1 | 2023 |
| 3 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 109.6 | 2023 |
| 4 | Chad | 107.2 | 2023 |
| 5 | South Sudan | 104.3 | 2023 |
| 6 | Guinea | 101.8 | 2023 |
| 7 | Sierra Leone | 100.0 | 2023 |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 97.9 | 2023 |
| 9 | Mali | 95.9 | 2023 |
| 10 | Benin | 83.2 | 2023 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male 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 →