Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Lesotho
Lesotho: Mortality rates age 25 by sex was 0.5454 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.5454
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
6th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.34
in 2007
All-time low
0.4695
in 1987
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Lesotho, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, mortality rates age 25 by sex in Lesotho stood at 0.5454.
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 age 25 by sex in Lesotho peaked at 1.34 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.4695, 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.
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.8848 | — |
| 1951 | 0.8618 | -2.6% |
| 1952 | 0.8391 | -2.6% |
| 1953 | 0.8173 | -2.6% |
| 1954 | 0.7946 | -2.8% |
| 1955 | 0.7731 | -2.7% |
| 1956 | 0.7555 | -2.3% |
| 1957 | 0.7396 | -2.1% |
| 1958 | 0.7264 | -1.8% |
| 1959 | 0.717 | -1.3% |
| 1960 | 0.7133 | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 0.7116 | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.7122 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.7142 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.7167 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.7183 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.7319 | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.727 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.7146 | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.6977 | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.6803 | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.6709 | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.6537 | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.6461 | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6329 | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6202 | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6139 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6014 | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5869 | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5697 | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.5504 | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.5225 | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5002 | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4886 | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4765 | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4761 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4733 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.4695 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4746 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.485 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4925 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5018 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5137 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5387 | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5593 | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5862 | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6329 | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6963 | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 0.787 | +13.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8466 | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9344 | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 1.04 | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 1.12 | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 1.2 | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 1.28 | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 1.32 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.32 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.34 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.28 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 1.22 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 1.15 | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 1.1 | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 1.01 | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9242 | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8458 | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8002 | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.742 | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6939 | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6595 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.633 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6475 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5907 | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5778 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5454 | -5.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.5454 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2668, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.5454 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3229, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7909 | 0.717 | 0.8848 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7158 | 0.6977 | 0.7319 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6276 | 0.5697 | 0.6803 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4917 | 0.4695 | 0.5504 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6155 | 0.4925 | 0.8466 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2 | 0.9344 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8549 | 0.633 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5903 | 0.5454 | 0.6475 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 3 Somalia 0.6657 compare
- 4 South Sudan 0.6657 compare
- 5 Nigeria 0.6524 compare
- 7 Central African Republic 0.5405 compare
- 8 Venezuela 0.5166 compare
- 9 Burkina Faso 0.5058 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 mortality rates age 25 by sex in Lesotho?
- Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Lesotho was 0.5454 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 in 2007.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4695 in 1987.
- How does Lesotho rank for mortality rates age 25 by sex?
- Lesotho ranks 6th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 25 by sex 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates age 25 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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