Annual death rates at different ages in Lesotho
Lesotho: Annual death rates at different ages was 59.12 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual death rates at different ages in Lesotho, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2023, annual death rates at different ages in Lesotho stood at 59.12 deaths per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual death rates at different ages in Lesotho peaked at 183.08 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 59.12 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Lesotho ranks 10th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 163.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 147.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 183.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 143.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 139.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 145.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 122.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 103.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 137.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 72.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 99.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 71.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 87.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 81.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 92.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 63.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 77.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 59.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 62.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 7 Chad 67.58 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 8 South Sudan 67.13 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 9 Mali 63.81 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 11 Liberia 58.48 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 12 Equatorial Guinea 55.2 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 13 Burkina Faso 54.63 deaths per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Lesotho
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,227 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 382 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 20,203 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 20,491 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 20,958 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 21,166 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 22,125 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 22,257 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual death rates at different ages in Lesotho?
- Annual death rates at different ages in Lesotho was 59.12 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual death rates at different ages recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 183.08 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual death rates at different ages recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.12 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for annual death rates at different ages?
- Lesotho ranks 10th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual death rates at different ages rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual death rates at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.