nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Lesotho
Lesotho: nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n was 0.0603 in 2021. ▼ Falling
nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Lesotho, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Lesotho is 0.0603, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Lesotho peaked at 0.0765 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0603, in 2021.
Lesotho ranks 11th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0742 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0743 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0745 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.075 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0758 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0765 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0761 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0741 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0765 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0721 | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0685 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0659 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0662 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0666 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0659 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0656 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0658 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0649 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.064 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0635 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0619 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0603 | -2.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0603 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0317, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0603 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0407, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0749 | 0.0721 | 0.0765 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0657 | 0.0635 | 0.0685 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0611 | 0.0603 | 0.0619 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Lesotho?
- Nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Lesotho was 0.0603 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0765 in 2005.
- What is the lowest nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0603 in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n?
- Lesotho ranks 11th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. 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 nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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