Life expectancy at birth, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Life expectancy at birth, female was 60.44 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy at birth, female in Lesotho, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in Lesotho is 60.44 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Lesotho peaked at 64.04 years in 1988 and was at its lowest, 44.85 years, in 2006.
That places Lesotho 212th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.45 years | 52.92 years | 54.48 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 57.2 years | 54.91 years | 60.13 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.03 years | 60.88 years | 64.04 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.68 years | 53.01 years | 63.62 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.29 years | 44.85 years | 51.15 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.43 years | 48.3 years | 57.67 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.87 years | 56.8 years | 60.44 years | 5 |
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More health data for Lesotho
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 27,969 (2025)
- Population, male 48.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 751,340 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 805,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 26,809 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 27,201 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 27,293 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 27,660 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 27,631 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 27,651 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Lesotho?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Lesotho was 60.44 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 64.04 years in 1988.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.85 years in 2006.
- How does Lesotho rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Lesotho ranks 212th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. 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 Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.