Sex ratio in life expectancy in Lesotho
Lesotho: Sex ratio in life expectancy was 1.1 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Lesotho, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 1.1 for sex ratio in life expectancy in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy in Lesotho peaked at 1.16 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1.08, in 2006.
Lesotho ranks 43rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.14 | 1.11 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 | 1.08 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 | 1.09 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 4 |
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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 sex ratio in life expectancy in Lesotho?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy in Lesotho was 1.1 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 ratio in life expectancy recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 in 1979.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 in 2006.
- How does Lesotho rank for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Lesotho ranks 43rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 ratio in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.