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Life expectancy at birth in Lesotho

Life expectancy at birth in Lesotho was 57.8 years in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.42 from 2023. That is the 211th highest of 215 countries in 2024.

2024, years57.8
Change on 2023+0.42
Rank211th of 215Countries ranked
Series high59.571988
Series low43.182006

Life expectancy at birth in Lesotho, 1960 to 2024

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404550556019601970198019902000201020241960: 50.17 years1961: 50.28 years1962: 50.31 years1963: 50.26 years1964: 50.31 years1965: 50.33 years1966: 50.38 years1967: 50.51 years1968: 50.79 years1969: 51.12 years1970: 51.5 years1971: 51.85 years1972: 52.26 years1973: 52.62 years1974: 52.94 years1975: 53.45 years1976: 53.93 years1977: 54.53 years1978: 55.17 years1979: 55.84 years1980: 56.53 years1981: 57.31 years1982: 57.98 years1983: 58.5 years1984: 58.96 years1985: 59.21 years1986: 59.35 years1987: 59.56 years1988: 59.57 years1989: 59.51 years1990: 59.32 years1991: 59.06 years1992: 58.64 years1993: 58.06 years1994: 57.29 years1995: 56.37 years1996: 55.14 years1997: 53.73 years1998: 52.03 years1999: 50.39 years2000: 48.78 years2001: 47.15 years2002: 45.95 years2003: 44.92 years2004: 44.04 years2005: 43.61 years2006: 43.18 years2007: 43.66 years2008: 44.3 years2009: 45.06 years2010: 46.05 years2011: 46.93 years2012: 48.24 years2013: 49.55 years2014: 50.79 years2015: 51.83 years2016: 52.91 years2017: 53.87 years2018: 54.64 years2019: 55.25 years2020: 55.13 years2021: 54.21 years2022: 56.81 years2023: 57.38 years2024: 57.8 years
years. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 65 values
Periodyears
202457.8
202357.38
202256.81
202154.21
202055.13
201955.25
201854.64
201753.87
201652.91
201551.83
201450.79
201349.55
201248.24
201146.93
201046.05
200945.06
200844.3
200743.66
200643.18
200543.61
200444.04
200344.92
200245.95
200147.15
200048.78
199950.39
199852.03
199753.73
199655.14
199556.37
199457.29
199358.06
199258.64
199159.06
199059.32
198959.51
198859.57
198759.56
198659.35
198559.21
198458.96
198358.5
198257.98
198157.31
198056.53
197955.84
197855.17
197754.53
197653.93
197553.45
197452.94
197352.62
197252.26
197151.85
197051.5
196951.12
196850.79
196750.51
196650.38
196550.33
196450.31
196350.26
196250.31
196150.28
196050.17

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Definition

Average number of years a newborn would live at current age-specific mortality, both sexes.

United States: NCHS period life tables. National figures from 1900 to 1932 cover only the states then in the death registration area. State figures are available for 2018 to 2021.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Life expectancy at birth, total, years (SP.DYN.LE00.IN). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the life expectancy in Lesotho?

Life expectancy at birth in Lesotho was 57.8 years in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.42 from 2023. That is the 211th highest of 215 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Life expectancy at birth, total, years (SP.DYN.LE00.IN). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest life expectancy in Lesotho?

59.57 years in 1988, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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