Life expectancy at age 15 in Lesotho
Lesotho: Life expectancy at age 15 was 75.72 in 2100. ▲ Rising
Latest (2100)
75.72
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
217th
of 236 countries
All-time high
75.72
in 2100
All-time low
49.43
in 2006
Years of data
151
1950–2100
Life expectancy at age 15 in Lesotho, 1950–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 15 in Lesotho is 75.72, measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Lesotho peaked at 75.72 in 2100 and was at its lowest, 49.43, in 2006.
That places Lesotho 217th out of 236 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 15 in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 61.6 | — |
| 1951 | 61.66 | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 61.92 | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 62.18 | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 62.48 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 62.74 | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 63.01 | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 63.23 | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 63.38 | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 63.47 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 63.58 | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 63.59 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 63.58 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 63.51 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 63.56 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 63.56 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 63.57 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 63.62 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 63.78 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 63.95 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 64.14 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 64.23 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 64.37 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 64.42 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 64.38 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 64.53 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 64.6 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 64.79 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 65.02 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 65.28 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 65.56 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 65.95 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 66.25 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 66.42 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 66.55 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 66.5 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 66.36 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 66.35 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 66.16 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 65.93 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 65.68 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 65.37 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 64.97 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 64.48 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 63.81 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 63.04 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 61.92 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 60.61 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 58.92 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 57.29 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 55.63 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 53.9 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 52.64 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 51.55 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 50.57 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 50.06 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 49.43 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 49.79 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 50.26 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 50.79 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 51.58 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 52.31 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 53.52 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 54.78 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 56 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 57.04 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 58.11 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 59.08 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 59.85 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 60.45 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 60.31 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 59.12 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 61.88 | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 62.4 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 62.67 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 62.97 | +0.5% |
| 2026 | 63.27 | +0.5% |
| 2027 | 63.56 | +0.5% |
| 2028 | 63.84 | +0.4% |
| 2029 | 64.12 | +0.4% |
| 2030 | 64.39 | +0.4% |
| 2031 | 64.66 | +0.4% |
| 2032 | 64.92 | +0.4% |
| 2033 | 65.17 | +0.4% |
| 2034 | 65.42 | +0.4% |
| 2035 | 65.67 | +0.4% |
| 2036 | 65.9 | +0.4% |
| 2037 | 66.13 | +0.3% |
| 2038 | 66.35 | +0.3% |
| 2039 | 66.56 | +0.3% |
| 2040 | 66.77 | +0.3% |
| 2041 | 66.97 | +0.3% |
| 2042 | 67.17 | +0.3% |
| 2043 | 67.37 | +0.3% |
| 2044 | 67.56 | +0.3% |
| 2045 | 67.76 | +0.3% |
| 2046 | 67.96 | +0.3% |
| 2047 | 68.13 | +0.3% |
| 2048 | 68.31 | +0.3% |
| 2049 | 68.48 | +0.3% |
| 2050 | 68.65 | +0.3% |
| 2051 | 68.82 | +0.2% |
| 2052 | 68.99 | +0.2% |
| 2053 | 69.16 | +0.2% |
| 2054 | 69.32 | +0.2% |
| 2055 | 69.48 | +0.2% |
| 2056 | 69.64 | +0.2% |
| 2057 | 69.79 | +0.2% |
| 2058 | 69.94 | +0.2% |
| 2059 | 70.08 | +0.2% |
| 2060 | 70.24 | +0.2% |
| 2061 | 70.38 | +0.2% |
| 2062 | 70.53 | +0.2% |
| 2063 | 70.67 | +0.2% |
| 2064 | 70.81 | +0.2% |
| 2065 | 70.95 | +0.2% |
| 2066 | 71.09 | +0.2% |
| 2067 | 71.23 | +0.2% |
| 2068 | 71.37 | +0.2% |
| 2069 | 71.5 | +0.2% |
| 2070 | 71.65 | +0.2% |
| 2071 | 71.77 | +0.2% |
| 2072 | 71.92 | +0.2% |
| 2073 | 72.06 | +0.2% |
| 2074 | 72.19 | +0.2% |
| 2075 | 72.33 | +0.2% |
| 2076 | 72.46 | +0.2% |
| 2077 | 72.59 | +0.2% |
| 2078 | 72.73 | +0.2% |
| 2079 | 72.87 | +0.2% |
| 2080 | 73.01 | +0.2% |
| 2081 | 73.14 | +0.2% |
| 2082 | 73.27 | +0.2% |
| 2083 | 73.42 | +0.2% |
| 2084 | 73.56 | +0.2% |
| 2085 | 73.69 | +0.2% |
| 2086 | 73.82 | +0.2% |
| 2087 | 73.96 | +0.2% |
| 2088 | 74.1 | +0.2% |
| 2089 | 74.24 | +0.2% |
| 2090 | 74.37 | +0.2% |
| 2091 | 74.5 | +0.2% |
| 2092 | 74.65 | +0.2% |
| 2093 | 74.78 | +0.2% |
| 2094 | 74.91 | +0.2% |
| 2095 | 75.05 | +0.2% |
| 2096 | 75.19 | +0.2% |
| 2097 | 75.32 | +0.2% |
| 2098 | 75.46 | +0.2% |
| 2099 | 75.59 | +0.2% |
| 2100 | 75.72 | +0.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 75.72 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 80.4, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 75.72 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77.32, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 62.57 | 61.6 | 63.47 | 10 |
| 1960s | 63.63 | 63.51 | 63.95 | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.58 | 64.14 | 65.28 | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.2 | 65.56 | 66.55 | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.61 | 57.29 | 65.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.46 | 49.43 | 55.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.27 | 51.58 | 60.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.42 | 59.12 | 64.12 | 10 |
| 2030s | 65.52 | 64.39 | 66.56 | 10 |
| 2040s | 67.65 | 66.77 | 68.48 | 10 |
| 2050s | 69.39 | 68.65 | 70.08 | 10 |
| 2060s | 70.88 | 70.24 | 71.5 | 10 |
| 2070s | 72.26 | 71.65 | 72.87 | 10 |
| 2080s | 73.62 | 73.01 | 74.24 | 10 |
| 2090s | 74.98 | 74.37 | 75.59 | 10 |
| 2100s | 75.72 | 75.72 | 75.72 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 214 Guinea-Bissau 75.89 compare
- 215 Papua New Guinea 75.89 compare
- 216 Kenya 75.81 compare
- 218 Togo 75.51 compare
- 219 Mozambique 75.48 compare
- 220 Burundi 75.44 compare
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 382 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.8108 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0548 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7473 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0557 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 15 in Lesotho?
- Life expectancy at age 15 in Lesotho was 75.72 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 75.72 in 2100.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.43 in 2006.
- How does Lesotho rank for life expectancy at age 15?
- Lesotho ranks 217th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
- Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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