Lesotho · annual SERIES
Neonatal mortality rate in Lesotho
Deaths during the first 28 completed days of life per 1,000 live births, both sexes.
28.49per 1,000 live births
2024Observation year
-2.01% from 2023
Source note for 2024: {"display":"28.5 [19.4-41.1]","low":"19.388246793","high":"41.084451689","comments":null}
per 1,000 live births · World Health Organization · Missing observations remain gaps.
Underlying data
Download CSV| Year | Value | Status & source note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28.490931568 | present · {"display":"28.5 [19.4-41.1]","low":"19.388246793","high":"41.084451689","comments":null} |
| 2023 | 29.075227928 | present · {"display":"29.1 [20.6-40.3]","low":"20.576025338","high":"40.319355201","comments":null} |
| 2022 | 29.655525623 | present · {"display":"29.7 [21.8-39.6]","low":"21.798253914","high":"39.625678410","comments":null} |
| 2021 | 30.217488544 | present · {"display":"30.2 [23.1-39.1]","low":"23.091723761","high":"39.074989604","comments":null} |
| 2020 | 30.809802929 | present · {"display":"30.8 [24.4-38.4]","low":"24.411260201","high":"38.432843685","comments":null} |
| 2019 | 31.434453610 | present · {"display":"31.4 [25.7-38.2]","low":"25.693058289","high":"38.150258682","comments":null} |
| 2018 | 32.088427522 | present · {"display":"32.1 [27.0-38.1]","low":"26.957414661","high":"38.110639449","comments":null} |
| 2017 | 32.837269641 | present · {"display":"32.8 [28.0-38.3]","low":"28.043931047","high":"38.342052183","comments":null} |
| 2016 | 33.508441661 | present · {"display":"33.5 [29.1-38.7]","low":"29.088371882","high":"38.714097117","comments":null} |
| 2015 | 34.132999685 | present · {"display":"34.1 [29.9-39.1]","low":"29.879726275","high":"39.084278982","comments":null} |
| 2014 | 34.653037055 | present · {"display":"34.7 [30.4-39.6]","low":"30.393477626","high":"39.585138737","comments":null} |
| 2013 | 35.164187068 | present · {"display":"35.2 [30.8-40.0]","low":"30.849487670","high":"40.008804499","comments":null} |
| 2012 | 35.555164434 | present · {"display":"35.6 [31.2-40.4]","low":"31.247408038","high":"40.408936755","comments":null} |
| 2011 | 36.007490468 | present · {"display":"36.0 [31.7-40.8]","low":"31.697364973","high":"40.772788915","comments":null} |
| 2010 | 36.566510314 | present · {"display":"36.6 [32.4-41.3]","low":"32.374282619","high":"41.274381798","comments":null} |
| 2009 | 37.195015143 | present · {"display":"37.2 [33.0-41.9]","low":"33.001630099","high":"41.912860853","comments":null} |
| 2008 | 37.808400849 | present · {"display":"37.8 [33.7-42.4]","low":"33.693948448","high":"42.364191725","comments":null} |
| 2007 | 38.321857683 | present · {"display":"38.3 [34.4-42.7]","low":"34.365721109","high":"42.698043806","comments":null} |
| 2006 | 38.642258997 | present · {"display":"38.6 [34.8-42.9]","low":"34.786333122","high":"42.850671354","comments":null} |
| 2005 | 38.704932964 | present · {"display":"38.7 [35.0-42.7]","low":"34.950793669","high":"42.705562068","comments":null} |
| 2004 | 38.584760925 | present · {"display":"38.6 [34.8-42.5]","low":"34.824698471","high":"42.494142559","comments":null} |
| 2003 | 38.317424841 | present · {"display":"38.3 [34.6-42.2]","low":"34.637526647","high":"42.152973652","comments":null} |
| 2002 | 37.950068090 | present · {"display":"38.0 [34.4-41.8]","low":"34.371340548","high":"41.791442628","comments":null} |
| 2001 | 37.531614379 | present · {"display":"37.5 [34.0-41.4]","low":"34.018237820","high":"41.440212823","comments":null} |
| 2000 | 37.111818255 | present · {"display":"37.1 [33.6-41.0]","low":"33.611072952","high":"41.035725226","comments":null} |
Definition & method
WHO/UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation country estimates. NumericValue is the central estimate; original displayed intervals and comments are retained in source notes.
Deaths during the first 28 completed days of life per 1,000 live births, both sexes.
What to keep in mind
- Estimated mortality rates include uncertainty; the source note retains original displayed intervals.
- This is a population statistic, not individual clinical guidance.
- New source vintages may revise historical estimates.