Burkina Faso vs Lesotho: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Burkina Faso
4.8%
in 2023
Lesotho
5.1%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
12th
Lesotho rank
10th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Burkina Faso
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 5.1% against 4.8% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Lesotho ranks 10th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 7 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.2% | 13.7% | 1.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 14.4% | 12.2% | 2.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 13.1% | 10.5% | 2.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 11.1% | 7.2% | 3.9% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 6.7% | 3.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.7% | 1.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 5.9% | 0.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 5.3% | 0.2% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Burkina Faso or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 5.1% against 4.8% in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
- 0.3%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Lesotho rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Lesotho ranks 10th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.