Life Expectancy of Lesotho
Created on April 3, 2021.
Updated on May 15, 2023.

The total life expectancy at birth for Lesotho was 53.06 years in 2021, a difference of -1.63 years compared to 2020, according to recent data from the World Bank. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Lesotho were 50.37 years and 55.93 years respectively in 2021.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Lesotho for 1960-2021.

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