Female life expectancy at birth in Lesotho
Female life expectancy at birth in Lesotho was 60 years in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.6 from 2022. That is the 212th highest of 215 countries in 2023.
Female life expectancy at birth in Lesotho, 1960 to 2023
All 64 values
| Period | years |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 60 |
| 2022 | 59.4 |
| 2021 | 56.8 |
| 2020 | 57.7 |
| 2019 | 57.7 |
| 2018 | 57.1 |
| 2017 | 56.3 |
| 2016 | 55.3 |
| 2015 | 54.4 |
| 2014 | 53.3 |
| 2013 | 52 |
| 2012 | 50.7 |
| 2011 | 49.4 |
| 2010 | 48.3 |
| 2009 | 47.4 |
| 2008 | 46.6 |
| 2007 | 46.1 |
| 2006 | 44.8 |
| 2005 | 45.9 |
| 2004 | 46.3 |
| 2003 | 47 |
| 2002 | 48.1 |
| 2001 | 49.5 |
| 2000 | 51.1 |
| 1999 | 53 |
| 1998 | 55 |
| 1997 | 56.9 |
| 1996 | 58.6 |
| 1995 | 60.1 |
| 1994 | 61.3 |
| 1993 | 62.1 |
| 1992 | 62.8 |
| 1991 | 63.3 |
| 1990 | 63.6 |
| 1989 | 63.9 |
| 1988 | 64 |
| 1987 | 64 |
| 1986 | 63.9 |
| 1985 | 63.7 |
| 1984 | 63.3 |
| 1983 | 62.8 |
| 1982 | 62.2 |
| 1981 | 61.6 |
| 1980 | 60.9 |
| 1979 | 60.1 |
| 1978 | 59.4 |
| 1977 | 58.6 |
| 1976 | 57.9 |
| 1975 | 57.2 |
| 1974 | 56.6 |
| 1973 | 56.3 |
| 1972 | 55.8 |
| 1971 | 55.4 |
| 1970 | 54.9 |
| 1969 | 54.5 |
| 1968 | 54.1 |
| 1967 | 53.7 |
| 1966 | 53.5 |
| 1965 | 53.3 |
| 1964 | 53.2 |
| 1963 | 53.1 |
| 1962 | 53.1 |
| 1961 | 53.1 |
| 1960 | 52.9 |
Rankings
Definition
Average number of years a newborn girl would live at current age-specific mortality.
How to cite
World Bank, World Development Indicators. Life expectancy at birth, female, years (SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN. Retrieved 2026-10-11.Use this data in your AI agent
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What is the female life expectancy at birth in Lesotho?
Female life expectancy at birth in Lesotho was 60 years in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.6 from 2022. That is the 212th highest of 215 countries in 2023.
Where does this figure come from?
World Bank. Life expectancy at birth, female, years (SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.
What was the highest female life expectancy at birth in Lesotho?
64 years in 1988, the highest value since 1960 in this series.