Mortality rates at age 65 in Lesotho
Lesotho: Mortality rates at age 65 was 5.18 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mortality rates at age 65 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
The most recent figure for mortality rates at age 65 in Lesotho is 5.18 deaths per 1,000 people, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 65 in Lesotho peaked at 8.14 deaths per 1,000 people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.5 deaths per 1,000 people, in 1984.
That places Lesotho 1st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 4.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates at age 65 in Lesotho?
- Mortality rates at age 65 in Lesotho was 5.18 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 65 recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 8.14 deaths per 1,000 people in 2006.
- What is the lowest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 deaths per 1,000 people in 1984.
- How does Lesotho rank for mortality rates at age 65?
- Lesotho ranks 1st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates at age 65 rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. 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 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.