Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Lesotho
Lesotho: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 57.37 years in 2023. ▬ Flat
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Lesotho, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for remaining life expectancy at different ages in Lesotho is 57.37 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Lesotho peaked at 59.57 years in 1988 and was at its lowest, 43.18 years, in 2006.
Lesotho ranks 234th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.49 years | 44.63 years | 49.92 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 50.44 years | 50.17 years | 51.12 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.41 years | 51.5 years | 55.84 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.65 years | 56.53 years | 59.57 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 56 years | 50.38 years | 59.32 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.07 years | 43.18 years | 48.78 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 51 years | 46.04 years | 55.25 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.88 years | 54.21 years | 57.37 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 231 Somalia 58.82 years compare
- 232 South Sudan 57.62 years compare
- 233 Central African Republic 57.41 years compare
- 235 Chad 55.07 years compare
- 236 Nigeria 54.46 years compare
More health data for Lesotho
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 20,203 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 20,491 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 20,958 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 21,166 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 22,125 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 22,257 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Lesotho?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Lesotho was 57.37 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 59.57 years in 1988.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.18 years in 2006.
- How does Lesotho rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- Lesotho ranks 234th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.