Under-five mortality rate

79.12 (deaths per thousand live births) in 2020

Lesotho under-5 mortality rate was at level of 79.12 deaths per thousand live births in 2020, down from 82.08 deaths per thousand live births previous year, this is a change of 3.60%.

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Deaths under age five per 1,000 live births. Both sexes combined. Probability of dying between birth and exact age 5. It is expressed as deaths per 1,000 births.

Date Value Change, %
2020 79.12 -3.60%
2019 82.08 -3.20%
2018 84.79 -2.79%
2017 87.22 -2.43%
2016 89.39 -2.28%
2015 91.48 -2.40%
2014 93.72 -2.70%
2013 96.33 -3.07%
2012 99.38 -3.36%
2011 102.83 -3.51%
2010 106.56 -3.47%
2009 110.40