Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Lesotho
Lesotho: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 44.63 in 2021. β² Rising
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Lesotho, 2000β2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Lesotho stood at 44.63.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Lesotho peaked at 45.09 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 37.38, in 2006.
Lesotho ranks 184th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.01 | 37.38 | 42.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.36 | 42.42 | 45.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.86 | 44.63 | 45.09 | 2 |
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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 healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Lesotho?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Lesotho was 44.63 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 45.09 in 2020.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.38 in 2006.
- How does Lesotho rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
- Lesotho ranks 184th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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