Lesotho - Life expectancy at birth 2017

Life expectancy improves in Lesotho

In 2017 the life expectancy in Lesotho increased to 52.95 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 56.19 years and for men 49.84 years.

Lesotho’s position was held this year in position 191th with respect to the ranking of 192 we publish life expectancy.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Lesotho over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2016, when it was 52.06 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2007, when it was 42.85 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
2017	56.19	49.84	52.95
2016	55.30	48.97	52.06
2015	54.27	47.98	51.04
2014	53.09	46.88	49.89
2013	51.83	45.71	48.66
2012	50.53	44.54	47.42
2011	49.26	43.42	46.21
2010	48.07	42.41	45.10
2009	47.02	41.58	44.15
2008	46.14	40.95	43.38
2007	45.49	40.56	42.85
2006	45.11	40.42	42.60
2005	45.10	40.57	42.66
2004	45.51	41.01	43.08
2003	46.35	41.72	43.85
2002	47.56	42.63	44.90
2001	49.09	43.71	46.20
2000	50.87	44.92	47.69
1999	52.81	46.22	49.33
1998	54.79	47.56	51.03
1997	56.70	48.90	52.73
1996	58.46	50.18	54.33
1995	59.99	51.34	55.78
1994	61.25	52.35	57.02
1993	62.26	53.21	58.05
1992	63.05	53.91	58.87
1991	63.60	54.43	59.46
1990	63.94	54.78	59.84
1989	64.07	54.95	60.00
1988	64.03	54.97	60.00
1987	63.87	54.87	59.87
1986	63.60	54.67	59.63
1985	63.26	54.37	59.31
1984	62.84	53.99	58.91
1983	62.35	53.52	58.44
1982	61.79	52.99	57.90
1981	61.20	52.40	57.32
1980	60.57	51.78	56.70
1979	59.92	51.13	56.06
1978	59.25	50.46	55.39
1977	58.57	49.77	54.71
1976	57.91	49.10	54.03
1975	57.26	48.44	53.37
1974	56.65	47.81	52.73
1973	56.06	47.22	52.13
1972	55.52	46.66	51.57
1971	55.03	46.15	51.05
1970	54.58	45.69	50.58
1969	54.20	45.29	50.18
1968	53.87	44.94	49.83
1967	53.59	44.63	49.52
1966	53.35	44.36	49.25
1965	53.14	44.13	49.02
1964	52.95	43.91	48.80
1963	52.77	43.71	48.59
1962	52.59	43.51	48.38
1961	52.39	43.30	48.16
1960	52.17	43.07	47.92

Lesotho - Life expectancy at birth