Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male was 201 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male 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 201 for number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male in Lesotho peaked at 604 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 201, in 2024.
That places Lesotho 115th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 20-24 years, male in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 273 | — |
| 1991 | 281 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 290 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 303 | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 321 | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 346 | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 375 | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 409 | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 445 | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 474 | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 502 | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 533 | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 559 | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 583 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 598 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 591 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 590 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 599 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 604 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 593 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 570 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 540 | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 509 | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 477 | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 446 | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 423 | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 401 | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 376 | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 346 | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 315 | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 284 | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 250 | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 224 | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 209 | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 201 | -3.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 201 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,027, 20% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 201 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,801, 11% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 351.7 | 273 | 474 | 10 |
| 2000s | 575.2 | 502 | 604 | 10 |
| 2010s | 440.3 | 315 | 570 | 10 |
| 2020s | 233.6 | 201 | 284 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male in Lesotho?
- Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male in Lesotho was 201 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 20-24 years, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 604 in 2008.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 201 in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male?
- Lesotho ranks 115th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.9%. 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 20-24 years, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of male youths ages 20-24 years