Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Lesotho
Lesotho: Life satisfaction vs. child mortality was 4.38 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Lesotho, 2012–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Lesotho is 4.38, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.4% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Lesotho peaked at 4.9 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.19, in 2023.
Lesotho ranks 128th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.14 | 3.65 | 4.9 | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.67 | 3.19 | 4.38 | 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 satisfaction vs. child mortality in Lesotho?
- Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Lesotho was 4.38 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life satisfaction vs. child mortality recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9 in 2012.
- What is the lowest life satisfaction vs. child mortality recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.19 in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for life satisfaction vs. child mortality?
- Lesotho ranks 128th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life satisfaction vs. child mortality rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life satisfaction vs. child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.