Mortality rate age 5-24 in Lesotho
Lesotho: Mortality rate age 5-24 was 17.66 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
17.66
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
58th
of 201 countries
All-time high
56.31
in 2002
All-time low
17.66
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate age 5-24 in Lesotho, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate age 5-24 in Lesotho stood at 17.66. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-24 in Lesotho peaked at 56.31 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 17.66, in 2024.
Lesotho ranks 58th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 5-24 in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43.69 | — |
| 1991 | 44.59 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 45.53 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 46.62 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 47.82 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 49.1 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 50.47 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 51.92 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 53.26 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 54.43 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 55.39 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 56.07 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 56.31 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 56.08 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 55.38 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 54.32 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 52.99 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 51.41 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 49.67 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 47.81 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 45.75 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 43.61 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 41.4 | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 39.15 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 36.84 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 34.47 | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 32.14 | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 29.8 | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 27.5 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 25.22 | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 23.1 | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 21.19 | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 19.59 | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 18.44 | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 17.66 | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.74 | 43.69 | 54.43 | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.54 | 47.81 | 56.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.59 | 25.22 | 45.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20 | 17.66 | 23.1 | 5 |
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- 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 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6202 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 5-24 in Lesotho?
- Mortality rate age 5-24 in Lesotho was 17.66 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-24 recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 56.31 in 2002.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-24 recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.66 in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for mortality rate age 5-24?
- Lesotho ranks 58th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-24 rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.1%. 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 5-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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