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Lesotho: Mortality rate, neonatal

28.50per 1,000 live births · 2024-17.9% since 2014

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year. Annual figures for Lesotho from 1960 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

Year	Value (per 1,000 live births)	Note
2024	28.5
2023	29.1
2022	29.7
2021	30.2
2020	30.8
2019	31.4
2018	32.1
2017	32.8
2016	33.5
2015	34.1
2014	34.7
2013	35.2
2012	35.6
2011	36
2010	36.6
2009	37.2
2008	37.8
2007	38.3
2006	38.6
2005	38.7
2004	38.6
2003	38.3
2002	38
2001	37.5
2000	37.1
1999	36.9
1998	36.9
1997	37.2
1996	37.6
1995	38
1994	38.3
1993	38.5
1992	38.6
1991	38.7
1990	38.6
1989	38.6
1988	38.5
1987	38.5
1986	38.6
1985	38.9
1984	39.4
1983	40
1982	40.9
1981	42.1
1980	43.6
1979	45.5
1978	47.6
1977	49.8
1976	51.9
1975	54
1974	56
1973	57.7
1972	59.1
1971	60.4
1970	61.5
1969	62.7
1968	63.5
1967	64.2
1966	64.5
1965	64.5
1964	64.4
1963	64
1962	63.6
1961	63.2
1960	63

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNICEF, World Health Organization, World Bank, United Nations. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Mortality rate, neonatal. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-mortality-rate-neonatal (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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