Adolescent mortality rate in Lesotho
Lesotho: Adolescent mortality rate was 4.28 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Adolescent mortality rate in Lesotho, 1990β2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescent mortality rate in Lesotho is 4.28, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in Lesotho peaked at 7.68 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.28, in 2024.
That places Lesotho 31st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1 | 6.56 | 7.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.99 | 5.56 | 6.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.09 | 4.74 | 5.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.47 | 4.28 | 4.66 | 5 |
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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, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4875 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 20,203 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent mortality rate in Lesotho?
- Adolescent mortality rate in Lesotho was 4.28 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 7.68 in 1990.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.28 in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- Lesotho ranks 31st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. 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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