Survival to age 65, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Survival to age 65, female was 51.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Survival to age 65, female in Lesotho, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival to age 65, female in Lesotho is 51.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, female in Lesotho peaked at 64.9% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2006.
Lesotho ranks 217th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, female in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.8% | — |
| 1961 | 50.0% | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 50.0% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 49.9% | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 50.2% | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 50.3% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 50.9% | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 51.2% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 51.9% | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 52.5% | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 53.2% | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 53.8% | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 54.4% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 55.0% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 55.1% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 56.0% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 57.0% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 59.1% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 60.2% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 61.2% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 62.2% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 63.0% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 63.9% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 64.5% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 64.8% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 64.9% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 64.8% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 64.3% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 63.5% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 62.8% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 61.7% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 60.6% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 59.0% | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 57.0% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 54.4% | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 51.0% | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 47.3% | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 43.0% | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 38.5% | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 34.4% | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 30.8% | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 27.9% | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 25.7% | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 24.2% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 23.2% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 21.1% | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 24.9% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 26.5% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 28.6% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 31.1% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 33.5% | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 36.2% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 38.5% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 40.5% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 42.5% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 44.2% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 45.6% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 45.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 42.6% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 49.4% | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 50.6% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 51.3% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.7% | 49.8% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.2% | 53.2% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.7% | 61.2% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.5% | 38.5% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 21.1% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 26.5% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.9% | 42.6% | 51.3% | 5 |
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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 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0574 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.9386 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0582 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, female in Lesotho?
- Survival to age 65, female in Lesotho was 51.3% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 64.9% in 1986.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2006.
- How does Lesotho rank for survival to age 65, female?
- Lesotho ranks 217th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.