Adolescent mortality rate in Lesotho
Lesotho: Adolescent mortality rate was 3.82 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
3.82
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
38th
of 198 countries
All-time high
7.34
in 1990
All-time low
3.82
in 2021
Years of data
32
1990–2021
Adolescent mortality rate in Lesotho, 1990–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, adolescent mortality rate in Lesotho stood at 3.82. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in Lesotho peaked at 7.34 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.82, in 2021.
Lesotho ranks 38th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.73 | 6.17 | 7.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.53 | 5.01 | 6.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.44 | 4 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.86 | 3.82 | 3.91 | 2 |
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More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4669 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,227 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 382 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0388 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5125 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent mortality rate in Lesotho?
- Adolescent mortality rate in Lesotho was 3.82 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 7.34 in 1990.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.82 in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- Lesotho ranks 38th out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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