Mortality rate age 15-19 in Lesotho
Lesotho: Mortality rate age 15-19 was 3.36 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 15-19 in Lesotho, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate age 15-19 in Lesotho stood at 3.36. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 15-19 in Lesotho peaked at 14.13 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.36, in 2024.
That places Lesotho 107th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 15-19 in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.11 | — |
| 1991 | 12.33 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 12.59 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 12.84 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 13.05 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 13.3 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 13.53 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 13.74 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 13.94 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 14.07 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 14.12 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 14.13 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14.03 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 13.85 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 13.56 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 13.23 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 12.87 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 12.49 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 12.09 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 11.66 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 11.21 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 10.73 | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 10.22 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 9.68 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 9.09 | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 8.45 | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 7.78 | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 7.09 | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 6.38 | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 5.67 | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 5 | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 4.41 | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 3.91 | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 3.59 | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 3.36 | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.15 | 12.11 | 14.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.2 | 11.66 | 14.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.63 | 5.67 | 11.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.06 | 3.36 | 5 | 5 |
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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 ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.1593 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1694 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.0688 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1716 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 15-19 in Lesotho?
- Mortality rate age 15-19 in Lesotho was 3.36 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 15-19 recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 14.13 in 2001.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 15-19 recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.36 in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for mortality rate age 15-19?
- Lesotho ranks 107th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 15-19 rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 15-19 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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