Lesotho vs Liberia: Mortality rate, infant
Lesotho
55.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Liberia
52.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Lesotho rank
10th
Liberia rank
11th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Lesotho
- Liberia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 55.4 per 1,000 live births against 52.6 per 1,000 live births in Liberia, a difference of 2.8 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Liberia ahead.
Lesotho ranks 10th and Liberia ranks 11th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 126.07 per 1,000 live births | 172.7 per 1,000 live births | 46.63 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 1980s | 87.08 per 1,000 live births | 157.4 per 1,000 live births | 70.32 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 1990s | 75.46 per 1,000 live births | 157.47 per 1,000 live births | 82.01 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 2000s | 79.89 per 1,000 live births | 94.06 per 1,000 live births | 14.17 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 2010s | 70.05 per 1,000 live births | 64.26 per 1,000 live births | 5.79 per 1,000 live births | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 58.5 per 1,000 live births | 54.67 per 1,000 live births | 3.83 per 1,000 live births | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Lesotho or Liberia?
- Lesotho, at 55.4 per 1,000 live births against 52.6 per 1,000 live births in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Lesotho and Liberia?
- 2.8 per 1,000 live births, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Liberia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Liberia rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Lesotho ranks 10th and Liberia ranks 11th 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