Lesotho - Life expectancy at birth 2023

Life expectancy of Lesotho goes up to 57.38 years

In 2023 the life expectancy in Lesotho increased to 57.38 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 60.01 years and for men 54.62 years.

Lesotho’s position worsened with respect to the 195 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 191th in 2022 to 193th in 2023.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Lesotho over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2022, when it was 56.81 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2013, when it was 49.55 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
2023	60.01	54.62	57.38
2022	59.43	54.08	56.81
2021	56.80	51.58	54.21
2020	57.67	52.50	55.13
2019	57.67	52.72	55.25
2018	57.06	52.12	54.64
2017	56.27	51.39	53.87
2016	55.33	50.43	52.91
2015	54.36	49.29	51.83
2014	53.25	48.32	50.79
2013	51.96	47.15	49.55
2012	50.70	45.83	48.24
2011	49.43	44.53	46.93
2010	48.30	43.86	46.05
2009	47.37	42.85	45.06
2008	46.61	42.12	44.30
2007	46.09	41.39	43.66
2006	44.85	41.53	43.18
2005	45.90	41.44	43.61
2004	46.32	41.86	44.04
2003	47.03	42.87	44.92
2002	48.11	43.84	45.95
2001	49.48	44.88	47.15
2000	51.15	46.46	48.78
1999	53.01	47.82	50.39
1998	55.04	49.12	52.03
1997	56.94	50.65	53.73
1996	58.62	51.80	55.14
1995	60.08	52.83	56.37
1994	61.26	53.52	57.29
1993	62.13	54.21	58.06
1992	62.80	54.72	58.64
1991	63.28	55.09	59.06
1990	63.62	55.29	59.32
1989	63.87	55.43	59.51
1988	64.04	55.43	59.57
1987	64.03	55.41	59.56
1986	63.93	55.23	59.35
1985	63.66	55.18	59.21
1984	63.29	55.00	58.96
1983	62.82	54.54	58.50
1982	62.21	54.07	57.98
1981	61.60	53.36	57.31
1980	60.89	52.54	56.53
1979	60.13	51.89	55.84
1978	59.36	51.28	55.17
1977	58.59	50.73	54.53
1976	57.86	50.22	53.93
1975	57.17	49.85	53.45
1974	56.55	49.36	52.94
1973	56.29	48.91	52.62
1972	55.80	48.57	52.26
1971	55.37	48.09	51.85
1970	54.91	47.75	51.50
1969	54.48	47.31	51.12
1968	54.12	46.92	50.79
1967	53.75	46.62	50.51
1966	53.54	46.48	50.38
1965	53.27	46.63	50.33
1964	53.21	46.63	50.31
1963	53.07	46.66	50.26
1962	53.12	46.66	50.31
1961	53.06	46.63	50.28
1960	52.92	46.53	50.17

Lesotho - Life expectancy at birth