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Life expectancy at age 15 in Lesotho

Lesotho: Life expectancy at age 15 was 75.72 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
75.72 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
217th
of 236 countries
All-time high
75.72 years
in 2100
All-time low
49.43 years
in 2006
Years of data
151
1950–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in Lesotho, 1950–2100

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 15 in Lesotho is 75.72 years, measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Lesotho peaked at 75.72 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 49.43 years, in 2006.

That places Lesotho 217th out of 236 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 62.57 years 61.6 years 63.47 years 10
1960s 63.63 years 63.51 years 63.95 years 10
1970s 64.58 years 64.14 years 65.28 years 10
1980s 66.2 years 65.56 years 66.55 years 10
1990s 62.61 years 57.29 years 65.68 years 10
2000s 51.46 years 49.43 years 55.63 years 10
2010s 56.27 years 51.58 years 60.45 years 10
2020s 62.42 years 59.12 years 64.12 years 10
2030s 65.52 years 64.39 years 66.56 years 10
2040s 67.65 years 66.77 years 68.48 years 10
2050s 69.39 years 68.65 years 70.08 years 10
2060s 70.88 years 70.24 years 71.5 years 10
2070s 72.26 years 71.65 years 72.87 years 10
2080s 73.62 years 73.01 years 74.24 years 10
2090s 74.98 years 74.37 years 75.59 years 10
2100s 75.72 years 75.72 years 75.72 years 1

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 214 Guinea-Bissau 75.89 years compare
  2. 215 Papua New Guinea 75.89 years compare
  3. 216 Kenya 75.81 years compare
  4. 218 Togo 75.51 years compare
  5. 219 Mozambique 75.48 years compare
  6. 220 Burundi 75.44 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in Lesotho?
Life expectancy at age 15 in Lesotho was 75.72 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 75.72 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 49.43 years in 2006.
How does Lesotho rank for life expectancy at age 15?
Lesotho ranks 217th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at age 15
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
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The total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.