Chad vs Lesotho: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (UNESCO Institute)
Chad
58.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Lesotho
55.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Chad rank
7th
Lesotho rank
10th
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (UNESCO Institute) over time
- Chad
- Lesotho
How they compare
Chad currently reports 58.7 per 1,000 live births against 55.4 per 1,000 live births in Lesotho, a difference of 3.3 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.
Chad ranks 7th and Lesotho ranks 10th of 195 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 134.26 per 1,000 live births | 126.07 per 1,000 live births | 8.19 per 1,000 live births | Chad |
| 1980s | 124.31 per 1,000 live births | 87.08 per 1,000 live births | 37.23 per 1,000 live births | Chad |
| 1990s | 110 per 1,000 live births | 75.46 per 1,000 live births | 34.54 per 1,000 live births | Chad |
| 2000s | 93.71 per 1,000 live births | 79.89 per 1,000 live births | 13.82 per 1,000 live births | Chad |
| 2010s | 73.94 per 1,000 live births | 70.05 per 1,000 live births | 3.89 per 1,000 live births | Chad |
| 2020s | 61.12 per 1,000 live births | 58.5 per 1,000 live births | 2.62 per 1,000 live births | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Chad or Lesotho?
- Chad, at 58.7 per 1,000 live births against 55.4 per 1,000 live births in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Chad and Lesotho?
- 3.3 per 1,000 live births, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Lesotho?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Chad and Lesotho rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Chad ranks 7th and Lesotho ranks 10th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release