Lesotho Life Expectancy 1950-2024

Chart and table of Lesotho life expectancy from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current life expectancy for Lesotho in 2024 is 56.05 years, a 0.72% increase from 2023.
  • The life expectancy for Lesotho in 2023 was 55.65 years, a 0.78% increase from 2022.
  • The life expectancy for Lesotho in 2022 was 55.22 years, a 0.78% increase from 2021.
  • The life expectancy for Lesotho in 2021 was 54.79 years, a 0.79% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Country Name 2024 Life Expectancy
Sri Lanka 77.73
Morocco 77.63
Tunisia 77.54
Honduras 76.04
Vietnam 75.91
Nicaragua 75.43
Georgia 74.38
El Salvador 74.26
Micronesia 74.25
Bangladesh 73.82
Cabo Verde 73.75
Solomon Islands 73.50
Bhutan 73.01
Egypt 72.69
Ukraine 72.64
Bolivia 72.57
Indonesia 72.50
Moldova 72.43
Uzbekistan 72.14
Philippines 71.79
Sao Tome and Principe 71.19
Vanuatu 71.13
Cambodia 70.74
Mongolia 70.72
India 70.62
Timor-Leste 70.36
Kiribati 69.38
Djibouti 68.11
Myanmar 67.96
Pakistan 67.94
Kenya 67.70
Sudan 66.30
Mauritania 65.74
Papua New Guinea 65.41
Ghana 65.17
Zambia 64.96
Angola 62.53
Republic of Congo 61.86
Eswatini 61.36
Cameroon 60.61
Nigeria 56.05
Lesotho 56.05
Lesotho - Historical Life Expectancy Data
Year Life Expectancy Growth Rate
2024 56.05 0.720%
2023 55.65 0.780%
2022 55.22 0.780%
2021 54.79 0.790%
2020 54.37 0.790%
2019 53.94 0.800%
2018 53.51 2.040%
2017 52.44 2.090%
2016 51.37 2.130%
2015 50.29 2.180%
2014 49.22 2.230%
2013 48.15 2.160%
2012 47.13 2.200%
2011 46.12 2.250%
2010 45.10 2.300%
2009 44.09 2.360%
2008 43.07 -0.530%
2007 43.30 -0.530%
2006 43.53 -0.530%
2005 43.76 -0.520%
2004 43.99 -0.520%
2003 44.22 -3.400%
2002 45.78 -3.290%
2001 47.33 -3.180%
2000 48.89 -3.080%
1999 50.44 -2.990%
1998 52.00 -2.470%
1997 53.32 -2.410%
1996 54.63 -2.350%
1995 55.95 -2.300%
1994 57.26 -2.250%
1993 58.58 -0.420%
1992 58.83 -0.420%
1991 59.07 -0.410%
1990 59.32 -0.410%
1989 59.56 -0.410%
1988 59.81 0.570%
1987 59.47 0.580%
1986 59.13 0.580%
1985 58.79 0.580%
1984 58.45 0.590%
1983 58.11 1.070%
1982 57.50 1.080%
1981 56.88 1.090%
1980 56.27 1.100%
1979 55.65 1.120%
1978 55.04 1.180%
1977 54.40 1.190%
1976 53.76 1.210%
1975 53.11 1.220%
1974 52.47 1.240%
1973 51.83 0.840%
1972 51.40 0.850%
1971 50.96 0.860%
1970 50.53 0.870%
1969 50.09 0.870%
1968 49.66 0.470%
1967 49.43 0.470%
1966 49.20 0.470%
1965 48.96 0.480%
1964 48.73 0.480%
1963 48.50 0.550%
1962 48.24 0.550%
1961 47.97 0.550%
1960 47.71 0.560%
1959 47.44 0.560%
1958 47.18 0.930%
1957 46.74 0.940%
1956 46.31 0.950%
1955 45.87 0.960%
1954 45.44 0.970%
1953 45.00 0.980%
1952 44.56 0.990%
1951 44.13 1.000%
1950 43.69 0.000%