Lesotho - Life expectancy at birth 2016

Life expectancy increases in Lesotho

In 2016 the life expectancy in Lesotho increased to 54.17 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 56.37 years and for men 51.74 years.

Lesotho’s position was held this year in position 187th 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 2015, when it was 53.75 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2006, when it was 47.27 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
2016	56.37	51.74	54.17
2015	55.98	51.27	53.75
2014	55.50	50.80	53.27
2013	54.92	50.33	52.74
2012	54.23	49.85	52.16
2011	53.45	49.37	51.53
2010	52.56	48.85	50.83
2009	51.54	48.25	50.01
2008	50.43	47.56	49.11
2007	49.30	46.81	48.17
2006	48.23	46.07	47.27
2005	47.37	45.45	46.52
2004	46.87	45.07	46.08
2003	46.82	45.02	46.02
2002	47.24	45.35	46.39
2001	48.12	46.07	47.20
2000	49.45	47.16	48.41
1999	51.16	48.59	49.97
1998	53.08	50.22	51.75
1997	55.05	51.92	53.58
1996	56.94	53.57	55.35
1995	58.58	55.03	56.90
1994	59.85	56.18	58.11
1993	60.72	56.98	58.94
1992	61.18	57.42	59.39
1991	61.25	57.50	59.46
1990	60.97	57.27	59.21
1989	60.45	56.80	58.71
1988	59.81	56.23	58.10
1987	59.16	55.64	57.48
1986	58.56	55.09	56.91
1985	58.03	54.59	56.40
1984	57.55	54.13	55.93
1983	57.06	53.67	55.46
1982	56.54	53.16	54.95
1981	55.97	52.61	54.40
1980	55.37	52.03	53.81
1979	54.75	51.43	53.20
1978	54.13	50.82	52.58
1977	53.53	50.23	51.99
1976	52.96	49.67	51.42
1975	52.43	49.15	50.90
1974	51.97	48.68	50.43
1973	51.55	48.26	50.01
1972	51.18	47.89	49.63
1971	50.87	47.56	49.31
1970	50.60	47.28	49.04
1969	50.39	47.06	48.82
1968	50.24	46.89	48.66
1967	50.11	46.75	48.52
1966	50.00	46.63	48.40
1965	49.86	46.50	48.26
1964	49.68	46.32	48.08
1963	49.44	46.08	47.83
1962	49.12	45.75	47.50
1961	48.71	45.34	47.09
1960	48.23	44.86	46.60

Lesotho - Life expectancy at birth