ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Lesotho

Lesotho: ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n was 5,783 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
5,783
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
11th
of 184 countries
All-time high
7,265
in 2005
All-time low
5,783
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Lesotho, 2000–2021

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2000201020212000: 7.1k2001: 7.1k2002: 7.1k2003: 7.1k2004: 7.2k2005: 7.3k2006: 7.2k2007: 7.0k2008: 7.3k2009: 6.9k2010: 6.5k2011: 6.3k2012: 6.3k2013: 6.4k2014: 6.3k2015: 6.3k2016: 6.3k2017: 6.2k2018: 6.1k2019: 6.1k2020: 5.9k2021: 5.8k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 5,783 for ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Lesotho peaked at 7,265 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5,783, in 2021.

That places Lesotho 11th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Lesotho, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 7,057
2001 7,066 +0.1%
2002 7,081 +0.2%
2003 7,130 +0.7%
2004 7,197 +0.9%
2005 7,265 +0.9%
2006 7,227 -0.5%
2007 7,048 -2.5%
2008 7,260 +3.0%
2009 6,867 -5.4%
2010 6,539 -4.8%
2011 6,301 -3.6%
2012 6,327 +0.4%
2013 6,363 +0.6%
2014 6,295 -1.1%
2015 6,269 -0.4%
2016 6,286 +0.3%
2017 6,212 -1.2%
2018 6,124 -1.4%
2019 6,078 -0.8%
2020 5,934 -2.4%
2021 5,783 -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7,120 6,867 7,265 10
2010s 6,279 6,078 6,539 10
2020s 5,858 5,783 5,934 2

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 8 Mali 6,073 compare
  2. 9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6,060 compare
  3. 10 Niger 5,990 compare
  4. 12 Equatorial Guinea 5,758 compare
  5. 13 Liberia 5,651 compare
  6. 14 Benin 5,480 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Lesotho?
Ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Lesotho was 5,783 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 7,265 in 2005.
What is the lowest ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 5,783 in 2021.
How does Lesotho rank for ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n?
Lesotho ranks 11th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
Is ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
197 places, 4,334 data points, 2000–2021
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