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The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2024-12-31
Lesotho's life expectancy stands at 57.8 as of 2024-12-31, up from 57.38 in 2023. Historical data runs from 1960 to 2024 (65 observations).
In 2024, Lesotho's life expectancy was 57.8, up from 57.38 in 2023.
In 2023, Lesotho's life expectancy was 57.38, up from 56.81 in 2022.
In 2022, Lesotho's life expectancy was 56.81, up from 54.21 in 2021.
In 2021, Lesotho's life expectancy was 54.21, down from 55.13 in 2020.
In 2020, Lesotho's life expectancy was 55.13, down from 55.25 in 2019.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 57.8 | +0.423 |
| 2023 | 57.38 | +0.563 |
| 2022 | 56.81 | +2.6 |
| 2021 | 54.21 | -0.924 |
| 2020 | 55.13 | -0.116 |
| 2019 | 55.25 | +0.611 |
| 2018 | 54.64 | +0.764 |
| 2017 | 53.87 | +0.966 |
| 2016 | 52.91 | +1.08 |
| 2015 | 51.83 | +1.04 |
| 2014 | 50.79 | +1.24 |
| 2013 | 49.55 | +1.31 |
| 2012 | 48.24 | +1.3 |
| 2011 | 46.93 | +0.885 |
| 2010 | 46.05 | +0.99 |
| 2009 | 45.06 | +0.751 |
| 2008 | 44.3 | +0.644 |
| 2007 | 43.66 | +0.478 |
| 2006 | 43.18 | -0.429 |
| 2005 | 43.61 | -0.428 |
| 2004 | 44.04 | -0.882 |
| 2003 | 44.92 | -1.03 |
| 2002 | 45.95 | -1.2 |
| 2001 | 47.15 | -1.63 |
| 2000 | 48.78 | -1.6 |
| 1999 | 50.39 | -1.64 |
| 1998 | 52.03 | -1.7 |
| 1997 | 53.73 | -1.4 |
| 1996 | 55.14 | -1.23 |
| 1995 | 56.37 | -0.92 |
| 1994 | 57.29 | -0.772 |
| 1993 | 58.06 | -0.578 |
| 1992 | 58.64 | -0.423 |
| 1991 | 59.06 | -0.256 |
| 1990 | 59.32 | -0.188 |
| 1989 | 59.51 | -0.067 |
| 1988 | 59.57 | +0.015 |
| 1987 | 59.56 | +0.211 |
| 1986 | 59.35 | +0.135 |
| 1985 | 59.21 | +0.256 |
| 1984 | 58.96 | +0.46 |
| 1983 | 58.5 | +0.519 |
| 1982 | 57.98 | +0.669 |
| 1981 | 57.31 | +0.773 |
| 1980 | 56.53 | +0.691 |
| 1979 | 55.84 | +0.677 |
| 1978 | 55.17 | +0.64 |
| 1977 | 54.53 | +0.595 |
| 1976 | 53.93 | +0.477 |
| 1975 | 53.45 | +0.513 |
| 1974 | 52.94 | +0.321 |
| 1973 | 52.62 | +0.364 |
| 1972 | 52.26 | +0.411 |
| 1971 | 51.85 | +0.344 |
| 1970 | 51.5 | +0.384 |
| 1969 | 51.12 | +0.326 |
| 1968 | 50.79 | +0.278 |
| 1967 | 50.51 | +0.136 |
| 1966 | 50.38 | +0.051 |
| 1965 | 50.33 | +0.019 |
| 1964 | 50.31 | +0.047 |
| 1963 | 50.26 | -0.047 |
| 1962 | 50.31 | +0.032 |
| 1961 | 50.28 | +0.104 |
| 1960 | 50.17 | — |
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Lesotho's life expectancy is 57.8 as of 2024-12-31, compared with 57.38 in 2023. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 59.57 (1988); the lowest is 43.18 (2006), across data from 1960 to 2024.
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