Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female was 57 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Lesotho, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 57 for number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 69.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Lesotho peaked at 376 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 57, in 2024.
Lesotho ranks 117th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 214 | — |
| 1991 | 226 | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 241 | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 257 | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 274 | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 292 | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 311 | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 330 | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 345 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 357 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 367 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 374 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 376 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 371 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 364 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 352 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 339 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 326 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 309 | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 290 | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 271 | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 252 | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 231 | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 210 | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 187 | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 164 | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 142 | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 124 | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 108 | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 94 | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 83 | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 73 | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 65 | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 60 | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 57 | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 284.7 | 214 | 357 | 10 |
| 2000s | 346.8 | 290 | 376 | 10 |
| 2010s | 178.3 | 94 | 271 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.6 | 57 | 83 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 115 Costa Rica 62 compare
- 116 Mongolia 59 compare
- 118 Jamaica 56 compare
- 119 United Arab Emirates 55 compare
- 120 Israel 51 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 5.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0295 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 8.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0215 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Lesotho?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Lesotho was 57 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 376 in 2002.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 57 in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female?
- Lesotho ranks 117th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of female adolescents ages 15-19 years