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Lesotho: Mortality rate, under-5, male

66.10per 1,000 live births · 2024-22.2% since 2014

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. Annual figures for Lesotho from 1960 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (per 1,000 live births)Note
202466.1
202367.5
202268.3
202170.3
202072.8
201974.8
201875.6
201776.9
201678.3
201582.3
201485
201386.7
201288.8
201192.8
201098.7
2009107.2
2008120.2
2007120.2
2006123
2005122.9
2004122
2003121.3
2002120.1
2001118.2
2000116
1999114
1998111.8
1997109.5
1996106.3
1995102.4
199498.4
199394.9
199292.6
199191.5
199091.6
198992.7
198894.5
198797.1
1986100.2
1985103.8
1984107.9
1983112.6
1982117.7
1981123.3
1980129.3
1979135.6
1978141.9
1977148.2
1976154.5
1975160.6
1974166
1973170.8
1972175.1
1971179.2
1970183.1
1969186.8
1968190.1
1967192.5
1966194
1965194.3
1964193.9
1963193.3
1962192.5
1961192.7
1960193.7

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNICEF, World Health Organization, World Bank, United Nations. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). Mortality rate, under-5, male. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-mortality-rate-under-5-male (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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