Deaths aged 15 to 24 in Lesotho
Lesotho: Deaths aged 15 to 24 was 437 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
437
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
120th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1,983
in 2003
All-time low
437
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990β2024
Deaths aged 15 to 24 in Lesotho, 1990β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 437 for deaths aged 15 to 24 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths aged 15 to 24 in Lesotho peaked at 1,983 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 437, in 2024.
Lesotho ranks 120th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,321 | 964 | 1,748 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,898 | 1,763 | 1,983 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,183 | 708 | 1,678 | 10 |
| 2020s | 512.4 | 437 | 625 | 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 deaths aged 15 to 24 in Lesotho?
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 in Lesotho was 437 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest deaths aged 15 to 24 recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1,983 in 2003.
- What is the lowest deaths aged 15 to 24 recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 437 in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for deaths aged 15 to 24?
- Lesotho ranks 120th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is deaths aged 15 to 24 rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Deaths aged 15 to 24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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