Chad vs Lesotho: Life expectancy for people of different ages

Chad
55.07 years
in 2023
Lesotho
57.37 years
in 2023
Chad rank
235th
Lesotho rank
234th

Life expectancy for people of different ages over time

  • Chad
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 57.37 years against 55.07 years in Chad, a difference of 2.3 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lesotho ahead.

Chad ranks 235th and Lesotho ranks 234th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Lesotho Difference Ahead
1950s 37.09 years 47.49 years 10.4 years Lesotho
1960s 40.05 years 50.44 years 10.39 years Lesotho
1970s 42.37 years 53.41 years 11.03 years Lesotho
1980s 44.68 years 58.65 years 13.97 years Lesotho
1990s 47.1 years 56 years 8.9 years Lesotho
2000s 48.8 years 45.07 years 3.74 years Chad
2010s 51.37 years 51 years 0.3683 years Chad
2020s 53.95 years 55.88 years 1.93 years Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy for people of different ages, Chad or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 57.37 years against 55.07 years in Chad as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy for people of different ages between Chad and Lesotho?
2.3 years, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Lesotho?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Chad and Lesotho rank globally for life expectancy for people of different ages?
Chad ranks 235th and Lesotho ranks 234th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy for people of different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy for people of different ages
Unit
years
Source
Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.