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Lesotho - Infant Mortality Rate 2000

Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births · World Bank
78.0 +0.6 from 1999 Global rank: 164th

Lesotho's infant mortality rate was 78.0 in 2000, increased +0.6 from 77.4 in 1999. This was the 164th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2000▾
Infant Mortality Rate by Country - 2000
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Singapore 3.0 -6.3%
2nd Iceland 3.2 -5.9%
3rd Japan 3.3 -2.9%
4th Sweden 3.4 0.0%
5th Finland 3.5 -2.8%
6th Luxembourg 3.9 -4.9%
7th Norway 3.9 -2.5%
8th France 4.1 -2.4%
9th Monaco 4.2 -4.5%
10th Germany 4.4 -2.2%
11th Spain 4.4 -2.2%
12th Austria 4.5 -2.2%
13th Czechia 4.5 -6.3%
14th Slovenia 4.5 -6.3%
15th Switzerland 4.7 0.0%
16th Denmark 4.7 -2.1%
17th Italy 4.7 -6.0%
18th Belgium 4.8 -4.0%
19th San Marino 5.0 -7.4%
20th Australia 5.1 -1.9%
21st Netherlands 5.1 -1.9%
22nd Canada 5.3 0.0%
23rd United Kingdom 5.5 -1.8%
24th Greece 5.5 -6.8%
25th Portugal 5.5 -6.8%
26th Israel 5.6 -3.4%
27th Cyprus 5.8 -6.5%
28th Korea 5.8 -6.5%
29th European Union 5.9 -4.7%
30th Ireland 6.0 -1.6%
31st New Zealand 6.0 -3.2%
32nd Andorra 6.6 -2.9%
33rd Malta 6.7 -2.9%
34th Cuba 6.8 -4.2%
35th United States 7.1 -1.4%
36th Croatia 7.2 -4.0%
37th Malaysia 7.7 -7.2%
38th Turks and Caicos Islands 7.9 -6.0%
39th Poland 8.1 -6.9%
40th Slovak Republic 8.1 -3.6%
41st Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.3 -6.7%
42nd Brunei Darussalam 8.3 -3.5%
43rd United Arab Emirates 8.5 -1.2%
44th Lithuania 8.6 -3.4%
45th Hungary 8.7 -4.4%
46th Estonia 8.8 -7.4%
47th Chile 9.2 -5.2%
48th Belarus 9.9 -7.5%
49th Qatar 10.4 -3.7%
50th Bahrain 10.5 -5.4%
51st Kuwait 10.6 -2.8%
52nd Serbia 10.9 -5.2%
53rd Costa Rica 11.2 -4.3%
54th Latvia 11.6 -7.2%
55th Seychelles 11.8 0.0%
56th Antigua and Barbuda 12.2 -1.6%
57th Montenegro 12.7 -3.1%
58th Barbados 13.0 0.8%
59th Sri Lanka 13.0 -3.7%
60th Grenada 13.3 -2.2%
61st Oman 13.3 -7.0%
62nd Bahamas, The 13.7 0.0%
63rd Tonga 13.8 -2.1%
64th North Macedonia 14.2 -7.8%
65th Bulgaria 14.3 -4.0%
66th British Virgin Islands 14.5 -1.4%
67th Uruguay 14.7 -3.9%
68th Russian Federation 15.6 -3.7%
69th St. Lucia 15.9 -0.6%
70th Samoa 16.4 -3.0%
71st Dominica 16.6 1.8%
72nd Fiji 16.6 -0.6%
73rd Mauritius 16.6 -6.7%
74th Argentina 16.7 -3.5%
75th Lebanon 17.6 -4.9%
76th Ukraine 17.6 -3.8%
77th Albania 17.9 -4.3%
78th Romania 18.1 -5.2%
79th Thailand 18.5 -5.1%
80th Jamaica 18.9 -3.1%
81st St. Vincent and the Grenadines 19.5 0.0%
82nd Belize 19.6 -3.4%
83rd Saudi Arabia 19.9 -6.1%
84th St. Kitts and Nevis 20.2 -3.3%
85th Panama 20.3 -2.4%
86th Syrian Arab Republic 20.8 -3.7%
87th Vanuatu 21.4 -1.8%
88th Libya 21.5 -2.7%
89th Colombia 21.6 -3.1%
90th Viet Nam 21.7 -4.4%
91st Palau 22.3 -3.5%
92nd Jordan 22.9 -2.6%
93rd Solomon Islands 23.2 -1.3%
94th Mexico 23.7 -4.8%
95th Tunisia 23.9 -5.5%
96th Ecuador 24.1 -5.5%
97th Trinidad and Tobago 26.1 -1.5%
98th West Bank and Gaza 26.4 -2.9%
99th El Salvador 26.5 -5.7%
100th Philippines 27.3 -1.4%
101st Suriname 27.3 -3.2%
102nd Armenia 27.8 -5.1%
103rd Moldova 27.9 -7.6%
104th Paraguay 28.7 -2.0%
105th Brazil 29.1 -6.1%
106th Cabo Verde 29.4 -9.0%
107th Georgia 29.4 -5.5%
108th Honduras 29.6 -3.9%
109th Peru 29.9 -7.7%
110th China 30.0 -6.0%
111th Nicaragua 30.8 -5.5%
112th Türkiye 30.8 -7.2%
113th Iran, Islamic Republic of 31.5 -4.8%
114th Micronesia, Federated States of 33.4 -2.6%
115th Maldives 33.5 -10.2%
116th Dominican Republic 33.6 -2.6%
117th Marshall Islands 33.7 0.9%
118th Algeria 34.7 -2.8%
119th Tuvalu 35.8 -3.0%
120th Kazakhstan 36.0 -6.0%
121st Nauru 37.5 -4.1%
122nd Iraq 38.4 -1.5%
123rd Egypt, Arab Republic of 39.6 -5.3%
124th Guatemala 40.8 -3.5%
125th Guyana 41.3 -2.4%
126th Indonesia 41.3 -4.4%
127th Botswana 42.5 0.2%
128th Kosovo 43.4 -8.2%
129th Kyrgyz Republic 44.0 -5.2%
130th Morocco 45.2 -3.6%
131st Namibia 45.9 -3.4%
132nd South Africa 46.9 1.1%
133rd Mongolia 47.4 -6.7%
134th Kiribati 49.1 -3.0%
135th São Tomé and Principe 50.7 -6.1%
136th Eritrea 50.8 -15.6%
137th Gabon 50.8 -2.1%
138th Uzbekistan 55.1 -3.3%
139th Papua New Guinea 56.0 -1.4%
140th Turkmenistan 58.3 -4.9%
141st Zimbabwe 59.3 1.5%
142nd Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 59.4 -1.7%
143rd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 59.6 -4.9%
144th Bangladesh 59.8 -5.5%
145th Azerbaijan 59.9 -6.4%
146th Bhutan 60.1 -5.2%
147th Ghana 61.8 -3.0%
148th Nepal 61.8 -5.1%
149th Tajikistan 62.2 -7.2%
150th Kenya 63.8 -3.3%
151st Comoros 64.8 -3.4%
152nd Madagascar 65.5 -4.1%
153rd India 66.3 -2.8%
154th Mauritania 67.6 -3.0%
155th Haiti 70.7 -3.3%
156th Sudan 70.8 -2.6%
157th Togo 70.8 -2.7%
158th Eswatini 73.0 2.1%
159th Gambia, The 73.2 -3.2%
160th Congo, Republic of 73.3 -0.8%
161st Senegal 73.8 -2.8%
162nd Myanmar 73.9 -2.1%
163rd Yemen, Republic of 75.9 -4.2%
164th Lesotho 78.0 0.8%
165th Benin 79.7 -2.1%
166th Djibouti 80.9 -1.3%
167th Cameroon 82.8 -1.9%
168th Timor-Leste 83.9 -35.6%
169th Tanzania 85.3 -5.1%
170th Cambodia 86.7 -5.8%
171st Lao PDR 86.8 -3.0%
172nd Burundi 88.6 -2.6%
173rd Pakistan 89.1 -2.5%
174th Zambia 89.4 -3.4%
175th Uganda 89.8 -3.4%
176th Congo, Democratic Republic of 91.2 -2.3%
177th Côte d'Ivoire 91.4 -1.9%
178th Burkina Faso 92.4 -1.9%
179th Guinea 97.0 -3.8%
180th Nigeria 97.1 -2.4%
181st Central African Republic 99.8 -1.4%
182nd Malawi 100.2 -5.0%
183rd Guinea-Bissau 100.3 -2.5%
184th Chad 102.0 -1.6%
185th Mali 102.8 -2.9%
186th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 104.3 0.0%
187th Mozambique 106.1 -5.6%
188th Equatorial Guinea 106.5 -2.5%
189th Niger 107.7 -3.2%
190th Rwanda 107.9 -7.9%
191st Afghanistan 110.1 -2.6%
192nd Angola 115.0 -2.2%
193rd South Sudan 118.5 -3.6%
194th Sierra Leone 123.4 -1.8%
195th Liberia 123.9 -6.1%
Source: World Bank (SP.DYN.IMRT.IN)

FAQ

What was Lesotho's infant mortality rate in 2000?▾

Lesotho's infant mortality rate in 2000 was 78.0. This ranked 164th globally.

How did Lesotho's infant mortality rate change in 2000?▾

Lesotho's infant mortality rate increased by 0.8% in 2000 compared to 1999.

Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 2000?▾

Liberia had the highest infant mortality rate in 2000 at 123.9.

What is the infant mortality rate of Lesotho in 2000?▾

The infant mortality rate of Lesotho in 2000 was 78.0. This ranked 164th globally.

How does 2000 compare to 1999 for Lesotho's infant mortality rate?▾

Lesotho's infant mortality rate went from 77.4 in 1999 to 78.0 in 2000, a 0.8% increase.

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