Survival to age 65, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: Survival to age 65, male was 39.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Survival to age 65, male in Lesotho, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, survival to age 65, male in Lesotho stood at 39.5%.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, male in Lesotho peaked at 45.3% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2007.
Lesotho ranks 218th 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, male in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 35.6% | — |
| 1961 | 35.7% | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 35.7% | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 35.6% | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 35.5% | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 35.4% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 34.9% | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 35.1% | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 35.5% | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 36.2% | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 36.8% | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 37.2% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 37.9% | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 38.1% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 38.6% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 39.1% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 39.3% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 39.8% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 40.4% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 41.1% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 41.9% | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 43.2% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 44.3% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 44.8% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 45.3% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 45.2% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 44.7% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 44.7% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 44.4% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 44.2% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 43.7% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 43.2% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 42.2% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 41.2% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 39.6% | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 38.2% | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 36.0% | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 33.7% | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 30.4% | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 27.6% | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 24.8% | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 21.6% | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 19.5% | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 14.8% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 17.4% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 20.7% | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 23.1% | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 27.5% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 30.0% | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 32.1% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 33.7% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 35.0% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 34.3% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 30.7% | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 37.8% | +23.2% |
| 2023 | 38.8% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 39.5% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.5% | 34.9% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 38.8% | 36.8% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.3% | 41.9% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.6% | 27.6% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 14.2% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 17.4% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.3% | 30.7% | 39.5% | 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, male in Lesotho?
- Survival to age 65, male in Lesotho was 39.5% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 45.3% in 1984.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2007.
- How does Lesotho rank for survival to age 65, male?
- Lesotho ranks 218th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.1%. 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, male (% 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.