What is mortality rates at age 25 in Lesotho?

Mortality rates at age 25 in Lesotho was 0.5454 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Lesotho?

The highest recorded value was 1.34 deaths per 1,000 people in 2007.

What is the lowest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Lesotho?

The lowest recorded value was 0.4695 deaths per 1,000 people in 1987.

How does Lesotho rank for mortality rates at age 25?

Lesotho ranks 6th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is mortality rates at age 25 rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is down 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Lesotho data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 25. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rates at age 25 in Lesotho

Name: Mortality rates at age 25 in Lesotho
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Lesotho: Mortality rates at age 25 was 0.5454 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.5454 deaths per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 5.6%

World rank

6th

of 236 countries

All-time high

1.34 deaths per 1,000 people

in 2007

All-time low

0.4695 deaths per 1,000 people

in 1987

Years of data

1950–2023

Mortality rates at age 25 in Lesotho, 1950–2023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.

Analysis

In 2023, mortality rates at age 25 in Lesotho stood at 0.5454 deaths per 1,000 people.

That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 41.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 25 in Lesotho peaked at 1.34 deaths per 1,000 people in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.4695 deaths per 1,000 people, in 1987.

Lesotho ranks 6th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	0.7909 deaths per 1,000 people	0.717 deaths per 1,000 people	0.8848 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1960s	0.7158 deaths per 1,000 people	0.6977 deaths per 1,000 people	0.7319 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1970s	0.6276 deaths per 1,000 people	0.5697 deaths per 1,000 people	0.6803 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1980s	0.4917 deaths per 1,000 people	0.4695 deaths per 1,000 people	0.5504 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1990s	0.6155 deaths per 1,000 people	0.4925 deaths per 1,000 people	0.8466 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2000s	1.2 deaths per 1,000 people	0.9344 deaths per 1,000 people	1.34 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2010s	0.8549 deaths per 1,000 people	0.633 deaths per 1,000 people	1.15 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2020s	0.5903 deaths per 1,000 people	0.5454 deaths per 1,000 people	0.6475 deaths per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Lesotho

3 Somalia 0.6657 deaths per 1,000 people compare
4 South Sudan 0.6657 deaths per 1,000 people compare
5 Nigeria 0.6524 deaths per 1,000 people compare
7 Central African Republic 0.5405 deaths per 1,000 people compare
8 Venezuela 0.5166 deaths per 1,000 people compare
9 Burkina Faso 0.5058 deaths per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rates at age 25 in Lesotho?: Mortality rates at age 25 in Lesotho was 0.5454 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 1.34 deaths per 1,000 people in 2007.
What is the lowest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 0.4695 deaths per 1,000 people in 1987.
How does Lesotho rank for mortality rates at age 25?: Lesotho ranks 6th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is mortality rates at age 25 rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is down 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 25. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rates at age 25
Unit: deaths per 1,000 people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.