Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Lesotho
Lesotho: Remaining life expectancy at different ages females was 7 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
7
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
161st
of 236 countries
All-time high
7
in 2023
All-time low
5.31
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Lesotho, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 7 for remaining life expectancy at different ages females in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Lesotho peaked at 7 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.31, in 1950.
Lesotho ranks 161st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.31 | — |
| 1951 | 5.33 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 5.35 | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 5.37 | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 5.39 | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 5.42 | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 5.44 | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 5.46 | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 5.48 | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 5.5 | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 5.52 | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 5.54 | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 5.56 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 5.58 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 5.6 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 5.62 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 5.64 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 5.66 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 5.68 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 5.7 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 5.73 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 5.76 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 5.77 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 5.79 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 5.74 | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 5.77 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 5.8 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 5.84 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 5.88 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 5.92 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 5.96 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 6 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 6.01 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 6.03 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 6.04 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 6.08 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 6.1 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 6.12 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 6.15 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 6.17 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 6.19 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 6.22 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 6.24 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 6.27 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 6.29 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 6.32 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 6.34 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 6.36 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 6.39 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 6.41 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 6.43 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 6.46 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 6.48 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 6.51 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 6.53 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 6.56 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 6.58 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 6.61 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 6.63 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 6.66 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 6.68 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 6.7 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 6.73 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 6.75 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 6.78 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 6.8 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 6.83 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 6.85 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 6.88 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 6.9 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 6.92 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 6.12 | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 6.97 | +14.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 7 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.46, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 7 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.28, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.41 | 5.31 | 5.5 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.61 | 5.52 | 5.7 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.8 | 5.73 | 5.92 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.07 | 5.96 | 6.17 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.3 | 6.19 | 6.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.55 | 6.43 | 6.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.79 | 6.68 | 6.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.75 | 6.12 | 7 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 158 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.1 compare
- 159 Sao Tome and Principe 7.06 compare
- 160 Guatemala 7.02 compare
- 162 Samoa 7 compare
- 163 North Korea 6.97 compare
- 164 Azerbaijan 6.95 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 382 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.8108 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0548 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7473 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0557 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Lesotho?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Lesotho was 7 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages females recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages females recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.31 in 1950.
- How does Lesotho rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages females?
- Lesotho ranks 161st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages females rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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