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Lesotho - Infant Mortality Rate 1990

Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births · World Bank
74.5 −1.1 from 1989 Global rank: 147th

Lesotho's infant mortality rate was 74.5 in 1990, decreased +1.1 from 75.6 in 1989. This was the 147th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1990▾
Infant Mortality Rate by Country - 1990
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Japan 4.6 -2.1%
2nd Iceland 5.1 -3.8%
3rd Finland 5.6 -3.4%
4th Sweden 5.9 -3.3%
5th Singapore 6.1 -9.0%
6th Monaco 6.3 -4.5%
7th Switzerland 6.6 -2.9%
8th Canada 6.8 -2.9%
9th Netherlands 6.8 -2.9%
10th Germany 7.0 -5.4%
11th Norway 7.0 -6.7%
12th Denmark 7.3 -5.2%
13th Luxembourg 7.3 -5.2%
14th Spain 7.4 -5.1%
15th France 7.4 -3.9%
16th Australia 7.6 -5.0%
17th Ireland 7.6 -5.0%
18th United Kingdom 7.9 -4.8%
19th Austria 8.0 -4.8%
20th Belgium 8.3 -3.5%
21st Italy 8.4 -3.4%
22nd Slovenia 8.8 -6.4%
23rd Andorra 9.1 -1.1%
24th New Zealand 9.1 -5.2%
25th Greece 9.2 -6.1%
26th United States 9.4 -3.1%
27th Israel 9.6 -5.0%
28th Cyprus 9.9 -1.0%
29th Malta 10.0 -3.8%
30th European Union 10.1 -
31st Brunei Darussalam 10.3 0.0%
32nd Czechia 10.3 -3.7%
33rd Cuba 10.8 -5.3%
34th Antigua and Barbuda 11.1 2.8%
35th San Marino 11.1 -7.5%
36th Croatia 11.2 -6.7%
37th Portugal 11.5 -8.0%
38th United Arab Emirates 11.8 -5.6%
39th Lithuania 12.0 8.1%
40th Belarus 12.1 -2.4%
41st Korea 12.1 -8.3%
42nd Slovak Republic 12.6 -3.8%
43rd Malaysia 12.7 -4.5%
44th Seychelles 13.1 -3.0%
45th Latvia 13.2 8.2%
46th Estonia 14.0 -1.4%
47th Costa Rica 14.4 -4.6%
48th Turks and Caicos Islands 14.4 -6.5%
49th Kuwait 14.5 -5.8%
50th Bulgaria 14.6 2.8%
51st Montenegro 14.8 -5.7%
52nd Dominica 14.9 -0.7%
53rd Hungary 15.2 -3.8%
54th Poland 15.2 -2.6%
55th Chile 16.0 -6.4%
56th Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.1 -7.5%
57th Barbados 16.2 -4.1%
58th St. Lucia 17.3 -1.7%
59th Qatar 17.4 -6.5%
60th Russian Federation 17.5 -1.1%
61st Sri Lanka 17.9 -7.3%
62nd Tonga 18.0 -3.7%
63rd Ukraine 18.3 -1.1%
64th Grenada 18.4 -4.2%
65th British Virgin Islands 19.1 -4.5%
66th Bahamas, The 19.7 -4.4%
67th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 19.7 -3.0%
68th Mauritius 19.9 -7.0%
69th Bahrain 20.0 -1.0%
70th Uruguay 20.8 -2.3%
71st Fiji 21.4 -3.6%
72nd Samoa 22.8 -3.0%
73rd Panama 23.9 -2.8%
74th Romania 24.6 -5.0%
75th Serbia 24.6 -8.2%
76th Argentina 24.8 -0.4%
77th Jamaica 25.1 -2.3%
78th St. Kitts and Nevis 25.3 -2.7%
79th Albania 27.2 -4.9%
80th Lebanon 28.1 -4.7%
81st Vanuatu 28.1 -4.4%
82nd Solomon Islands 28.5 -2.4%
83rd Moldova 29.1 -0.7%
84th Colombia 29.6 -3.0%
85th Trinidad and Tobago 29.6 -1.3%
86th Palau 29.8 -2.0%
87th Belize 30.9 -5.8%
88th Jordan 30.9 -3.4%
89th Thailand 31.1 -5.2%
90th Oman 31.3 -9.3%
91st Libya 31.6 -5.1%
92nd Syrian Arab Republic 31.6 -3.7%
93rd Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 32.0 3.2%
94th North Macedonia 33.3 -8.0%
95th Marshall Islands 37.0 -3.6%
96th Viet Nam 37.2 -4.1%
97th Tunisia 37.3 -3.4%
98th Suriname 37.4 -2.3%
99th Paraguay 37.7 -3.3%
100th Mexico 37.8 -4.5%
101st Georgia 38.2 -0.8%
102nd Philippines 38.6 -5.4%
103rd Botswana 38.9 -0.8%
104th West Bank and Gaza 39.0 -4.9%
105th Algeria 39.8 -1.5%
106th Saudi Arabia 40.5 -7.5%
107th Micronesia, Federated States of 41.8 -2.3%
108th Cabo Verde 42.1 -3.4%
109th Ecuador 42.6 -4.5%
110th China 43.3 0.0%
111th Honduras 44.5 -4.3%
112th Kazakhstan 44.5 -1.5%
113th Tuvalu 44.6 -0.7%
114th Armenia 45.5 -4.2%
115th El Salvador 47.1 -5.0%
116th Dominican Republic 48.0 -3.4%
117th Iran, Islamic Republic of 48.6 -4.9%
118th Brazil 52.0 -3.9%
119th Guyana 52.6 -2.0%
120th South Africa 52.8 -4.3%
121st Zimbabwe 52.8 -0.4%
122nd Nicaragua 52.9 -4.0%
123rd Iraq 54.8 -1.6%
124th Namibia 56.1 -2.1%
125th Kyrgyz Republic 56.6 -1.9%
126th Eswatini 56.6 -2.1%
127th Congo, Republic of 57.2 1.6%
128th Gabon 58.9 -1.2%
129th Nauru 59.2 -4.2%
130th Peru 59.7 -4.3%
131st Uzbekistan 60.4 -0.8%
132nd Guatemala 60.5 -4.1%
133rd Türkiye 60.8 -5.6%
134th Indonesia 64.3 -3.7%
135th São Tomé and Principe 65.0 1.2%
136th Morocco 65.1 -3.7%
137th Papua New Guinea 65.1 -1.7%
138th Egypt, Arab Republic of 67.3 -4.3%
139th Kenya 67.4 2.7%
140th Kiribati 68.7 -3.9%
141st Turkmenistan 68.7 -2.7%
142nd Maldives 71.8 -5.2%
143rd Ghana 72.6 -3.2%
144th Mauritania 72.7 -1.1%
145th Senegal 72.9 -1.8%
146th Mongolia 73.5 -3.2%
147th Lesotho 74.5 -1.5%
148th Azerbaijan 75.5 -0.1%
149th Tajikistan 76.0 0.4%
150th Eritrea 80.3 -2.9%
151st Cameroon 80.8 0.0%
152nd India 84.3 -2.4%
153rd Sudan 84.4 -1.1%
154th Togo 85.2 -1.0%
155th Rwanda 86.4 2.6%
156th Djibouti 88.2 -1.2%
157th Cambodia 88.4 0.9%
158th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 90.0 -3.3%
159th Kosovo 90.5 -6.2%
160th Myanmar 90.6 -1.5%
161st Madagascar 91.1 -2.8%
162nd Burundi 92.6 1.2%
163rd Comoros 93.5 -3.2%
164th Bhutan 95.8 -3.9%
165th Bangladesh 96.2 -3.7%
166th Yemen, Republic of 96.6 -2.6%
167th Benin 97.9 -1.9%
168th Haiti 98.0 -2.8%
169th Gambia, The 99.1 -2.6%
170th Côte d'Ivoire 100.6 -0.2%
171st Nepal 101.2 -4.3%
172nd Zambia 101.6 1.1%
173rd Congo, Democratic Republic of 102.4 -1.0%
174th Burkina Faso 102.9 -0.8%
175th Tanzania 105.4 -0.8%
176th Nigeria 105.5 0.2%
177th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 106.8 -0.7%
178th Uganda 107.2 -1.7%
179th Central African Republic 109.0 -0.4%
180th Pakistan 112.7 -1.6%
181st Lao PDR 113.4 -2.2%
182nd Chad 116.2 -1.4%
183rd Equatorial Guinea 118.5 -0.4%
184th Angola 122.3 0.2%
185th Guinea-Bissau 123.3 -1.4%
186th Mali 124.2 -1.8%
187th Malawi 133.1 -2.1%
188th Guinea 133.7 -2.2%
189th Sierra Leone 135.5 -0.1%
190th Afghanistan 144.5 -3.0%
191st Niger 146.6 -1.0%
192nd Mozambique 146.7 -0.7%
193rd South Sudan 157.4 -0.8%
194th Timor-Leste 164.4 -2.5%
195th Liberia 169.6 1.6%
Source: World Bank (SP.DYN.IMRT.IN)

FAQ

What was Lesotho's infant mortality rate in 1990?▾

Lesotho's infant mortality rate in 1990 was 74.5. This ranked 147th globally.

How did Lesotho's infant mortality rate change in 1990?▾

Lesotho's infant mortality rate decreased by 1.5% in 1990 compared to 1989.

Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 1990?▾

Liberia had the highest infant mortality rate in 1990 at 169.6.

What is the infant mortality rate of Lesotho in 1990?▾

The infant mortality rate of Lesotho in 1990 was 74.5. This ranked 147th globally.

How does 1990 compare to 1989 for Lesotho's infant mortality rate?▾

Lesotho's infant mortality rate went from 75.6 in 1989 to 74.5 in 1990, a 1.5% decrease.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Lesotho matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 1990. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 7.0%. View full analysis →

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