Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Lesotho
Lesotho: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality was 0.225 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Lesotho, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Lesotho is 0.225, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Lesotho peaked at 0.3763 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.2035, in 1988.
Lesotho ranks 7th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3462 | 0.3204 | 0.3763 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3138 | 0.3056 | 0.3176 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2773 | 0.2472 | 0.3017 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2162 | 0.2035 | 0.2397 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2313 | 0.2049 | 0.2728 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2912 | 0.2812 | 0.2975 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2573 | 0.2377 | 0.2795 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2311 | 0.225 | 0.2394 | 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 life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Lesotho?
- Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Lesotho was 0.225 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy versus lifespan inequality recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3763 in 1950.
- What is the lowest life expectancy versus lifespan inequality recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2035 in 1988.
- How does Lesotho rank for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Lesotho ranks 7th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy versus lifespan inequality rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. 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); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.