Lesotho - Life expectancy at birth 2021

Life expectancy decreases in Lesotho

In 2021 the life expectancy in Lesotho decreased to 53.06 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 55.93 years and for men 50.37 years.

Lesotho’s position worsened with respect to the 194 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 191th in 2020 to 192th in 2021.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Lesotho over the past several years, we find that it is lower than in 2020, when it was 54.69 years, which is the opposite of what happens compared to 2011, when it was 46.69 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Lesotho. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Lesotho in Basotho economy.

Lesotho - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2021	55.93	50.37	53.06
2020	57.54	51.96	54.69
2019	57.05	51.41	54.17
2018	56.59	50.99	53.73
2017	55.90	50.35	53.06
2016	55.10	49.56	52.26
2015	53.86	48.48	51.10
2014	52.81	47.42	50.03
2013	51.75	46.43	49.00
2012	50.49	45.36	47.84
2011	49.26	44.30	46.69
2010	48.18	43.21	45.60
2009	46.11	42.07	44.03
2008	46.08	41.25	43.57
2007	45.62	40.81	43.12
2006	45.30	40.69	42.91
2005	45.43	41.16	43.23
2004	45.93	41.61	43.71
2003	46.63	42.53	44.53
2002	47.74	43.55	45.60
2001	49.02	44.77	46.85
2000	50.92	46.07	48.43
1999	52.92	47.42	50.08
1998	55.12	48.71	51.78
1997	57.22	50.27	53.59
1996	59.16	51.65	55.23
1995	60.88	52.94	56.72
1994	62.33	54.11	58.02
1993	62.30	54.09	57.99
1992	62.92	54.61	58.56
1991	63.44	55.33	59.19
1990	63.93	55.33	59.40
1989	64.11	55.43	59.53
1988	64.46	55.33	59.62
1987	64.39	55.17	59.50
1986	64.35	55.16	59.46
1985	63.95	54.85	59.10
1984	63.50	54.35	58.64
1983	62.96	53.80	58.09
1982	62.42	53.26	57.57
1981	61.84	52.54	56.90
1980	60.95	51.72	56.06
1979	60.17	51.03	55.34
1978	59.40	50.43	54.67
1977	58.63	49.88	54.05
1976	57.99	49.35	53.49
1975	57.22	48.99	52.99
1974	56.33	48.52	52.37
1973	56.12	48.14	52.12
1972	55.59	47.76	51.72
1971	55.11	47.28	51.29
1970	54.72	47.00	51.01
1969	54.32	46.65	50.70
1968	54.04	46.27	50.43
1967	53.69	46.12	50.25
1966	53.53	46.02	50.15
1965	53.44	45.89	50.06
1964	53.48	46.07	50.19
1963	53.47	46.20	50.26
1962	53.63	46.28	50.41
1961	53.62	46.31	50.43
1960	53.52	46.24	50.36

Lesotho - Life expectancy at birth