What is stillbirth rate in Lesotho?

Stillbirth rate in Lesotho was 2.27 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Lesotho?

The highest recorded value was 3.61 deaths per 100 births in 2001.

What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Lesotho?

The lowest recorded value was 2.27 deaths per 100 births in 2023.

How does Lesotho rank for stillbirth rate?

Lesotho ranks 15th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.

Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Lesotho data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Stillbirth rate in Lesotho

Name: Stillbirth rate in Lesotho
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Lesotho: Stillbirth rate was 2.27 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

2.27 deaths per 100 births

Change on year

down 0.7%

World rank

15th

of 196 countries

All-time high

3.61 deaths per 100 births

in 2001

All-time low

2.27 deaths per 100 births

in 2023

Years of data

2000–2023

Stillbirth rate in Lesotho, 2000–2023

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.

Analysis

In 2023, stillbirth rate in Lesotho stood at 2.27 deaths per 100 births. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Lesotho peaked at 3.61 deaths per 100 births in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.27 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.

That places Lesotho 15th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	3.32 deaths per 100 births	2.95 deaths per 100 births	3.61 deaths per 100 births	10
2010s	2.6 deaths per 100 births	2.36 deaths per 100 births	2.88 deaths per 100 births	10
2020s	2.3 deaths per 100 births	2.27 deaths per 100 births	2.33 deaths per 100 births	4

Countries ranked near Lesotho

12 Nigeria 2.39 deaths per 100 births compare
13 Mali 2.27 deaths per 100 births compare
14 Guinea 2.27 deaths per 100 births compare
16 Cote d'Ivoire 2.26 deaths per 100 births compare
17 Sudan 2.15 deaths per 100 births compare
18 Niger 2.14 deaths per 100 births compare

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More population data for Lesotho

Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 190,191 people (2100)
Population density 107.36 people per km² (2100)
World population growth -0.2% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.66 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 419 people (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.66 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.66 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate 1.3% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 2.69 live births per woman (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is stillbirth rate in Lesotho?: Stillbirth rate in Lesotho was 2.27 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 3.61 deaths per 100 births in 2001.
What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 2.27 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
How does Lesotho rank for stillbirth rate?: Lesotho ranks 15th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Stillbirth rate
Unit: deaths per 100 births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 4,776 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.