Lesotho vs Somalia: Life expectancy at birth, male

Lesotho
55.03 years
in 2024
Somalia
56.49 years
in 2024
Lesotho rank
212th
Somalia rank
210th

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • Lesotho
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 56.49 years against 55.03 years in Lesotho, a difference of 1.46 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.

Globally, Lesotho ranks 212th and Somalia ranks 210th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.