Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male was 4.7 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 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. Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
In 2024, probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male in Lesotho stood at 4.7 per 1,000. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male in Lesotho peaked at 7.9 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.7 per 1,000, in 2024.
Lesotho ranks 31st of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.9 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 7.7 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 7.6 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 7.5 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 7.4 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 7.3 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 7.2 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 7 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 6.9 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 6.8 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 6.7 per 1,000 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 6.6 per 1,000 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 6.5 per 1,000 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 6.4 per 1,000 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 6.3 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 6.2 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 6.1 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 6 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 5.9 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 5.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.8 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 5.7 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 5.6 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 5.5 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 5.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.4 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 5.3 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 5.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.2 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 5.1 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 5 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.9 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 4.8 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 4.7 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.33 per 1,000 | 6.8 per 1,000 | 7.9 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.26 per 1,000 | 5.9 per 1,000 | 6.7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.44 per 1,000 | 5.1 per 1,000 | 5.8 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.88 per 1,000 | 4.7 per 1,000 | 5 per 1,000 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male in Lesotho?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male in Lesotho was 4.7 per 1,000 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 probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male?
- Lesotho ranks 31st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. 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 Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying among male adolescents between age 10-14 years of age expressed per 1,000 male adolescents age 10, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.