Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita was 5.39 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
5.39 years
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
96th
of 236 countries
All-time high
8.7 years
in 1986
All-time low
3.32 years
in 2006
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita in Lesotho, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in Lesotho stood at 5.39 years.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in Lesotho peaked at 8.7 years in 1986 and was at its lowest, 3.32 years, in 2006.
That places Lesotho 96th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.2 years | — |
| 1951 | 6.02 years | -2.9% |
| 1952 | 6.02 years | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 6.06 years | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 6.12 years | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 6.13 years | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 6.21 years | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 6.26 years | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 6.27 years | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 6.29 years | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 6.39 years | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 6.42 years | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 6.46 years | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 6.42 years | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 6.58 years | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 6.64 years | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 7.06 years | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 7.13 years | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 7.2 years | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 7.17 years | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 7.16 years | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 7.28 years | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 7.22 years | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 7.38 years | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 7.2 years | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 7.32 years | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 7.64 years | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 7.86 years | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 8.08 years | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 8.25 years | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 8.35 years | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 8.24 years | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 8.14 years | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 8.28 years | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 8.29 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 8.48 years | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 8.7 years | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 8.62 years | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 8.61 years | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 8.43 years | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 8.33 years | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 8.18 years | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 8.08 years | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 7.93 years | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 7.74 years | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 7.24 years | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 6.82 years | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 6.29 years | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 5.92 years | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 5.19 years | -12.4% |
| 2000 | 4.68 years | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 4.6 years | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 4.27 years | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 4.16 years | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 4.46 years | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 4.46 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 3.32 years | -25.5% |
| 2007 | 4.7 years | +41.3% |
| 2008 | 4.49 years | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 4.52 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 4.45 years | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 4.9 years | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 4.88 years | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 4.81 years | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 4.94 years | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 5.07 years | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 4.9 years | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 4.88 years | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 4.93 years | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 4.96 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 5.17 years | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 5.22 years | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 5.35 years | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 5.39 years | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.16 years | 6.02 years | 6.29 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.75 years | 6.39 years | 7.2 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.54 years | 7.16 years | 8.25 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.42 years | 8.14 years | 8.7 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.17 years | 5.19 years | 8.33 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.37 years | 3.32 years | 4.7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.87 years | 4.45 years | 5.07 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.28 years | 5.17 years | 5.39 years | 4 |
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- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 0.0369 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in Lesotho?
- Sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in Lesotho was 5.39 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7 years in 1986.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.32 years in 2006.
- How does Lesotho rank for sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 96th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. 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 major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.