Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for Lesotho
Created on April 7, 2021.
Updated on May 15, 2023.

The total infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births for Lesotho was 57.00 in 2021, a difference of -1.4 compared to 2020, according to recent data from the World Bank. The most recent figures on male and female infant mortality rates for Lesotho were 62.60 and 50.90 respectively in 2021.

The World Bank defines infant mortality rate as "the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female infant mortality rates of Lesotho for 1960-2021.

See also: Neonatal Mortality Rate of Lesotho.

Data Source: World Bank.
Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Lesotho
Total
Male
Female
Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Lesotho
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Year Total Male Female
1960 139.10 147.50 130.40
1961 138.70 146.70 130.20
1962 138.90 146.80 130.60
1963 139.70 147.40 131.40
1964 140.50 148.00 132.40
1965 141.00 148.70 133.10
1966 141.00 148.40 133.10
1967 140.20 147.60 132.50
1968 138.60 145.90 131.10
1969 136.50 143.60 129.20
1970 134.10 141.00 126.80
1971 131.40 138.20 124.10
1972 128.50 135.30 121.30
1973 125.50 132.10 118.30
1974 122.20 128.90 115.10
1975 118.40 125.10 111.30
1976 114.00 120.80 107.00
1977 109.50 116.20 102.50
1978 104.90 111.60 97.90
1979 100.30 106.80 93.30
1980 95.70 102.20 88.90
1981 91.30 97.70 84.60
1982 87.20 93.50 80.40
1983 83.50 89.80 76.80
1984 80.20 86.60 73.50
1985 77.30 83.70 70.60
1986 74.80 81.10 68.10
1987 72.60 79.00 65.90
1988 70.70 77.00 64.00
1989 69.10 75.50 62.30
1990 67.80 74.20 61.10
1991 66.90 73.30 60.20
1992 66.50 73.00 59.70
1993 66.60 73.10 59.80
1994 67.10 73.70 60.30
1995 67.50 74.00 60.60
1996 67.50 74.10 60.70
1997 67.30 73.90 60.40
1998 67.40 74.00 60.50
1999 67.70 74.40 60.80
2000 68.30 75.00 61.30
2001 68.80 75.50 61.70
2002 69.30 76.10 62.10
2003 70.00 77.00 62.70
2004 71.10 78.10 63.70
2005 72.30 79.50 64.70
2006 72.50 79.80 64.90
2007 71.20 78.30 63.70
2008 73.80 81.00 66.20
2009 70.10 76.90 62.80
2010 67.00 73.70 60.00
2011 64.50 71.00 57.70
2012 64.80 71.20 58.00
2013 64.90 71.30 58.20
2014 63.80 70.10 57.20
2015 63.20 69.50 56.70
2016 63.00 69.20 56.50
2017 62.00 68.10 55.70
2018 60.80 66.80 54.60
2019 60.00 65.90 53.80
2020 58.40 64.40 52.30
2021 57.00 62.60 50.90