Lesotho sits in Sub-Saharan Africa. A newborn there can expect about 57.7 years of life, 209th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Lesotho, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 57.7 yrs | 209 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 23.0 /1,000 | 1 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 10.5 /1,000 | 29 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 12.0 yrs | 182 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 109 /1,000 | 28 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 5.4 yrs | 84 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 54.4 men/100 women | 10 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 56.3 /1,000 | 10 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 478 /100k | 10 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 36.3 % | 6 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 28.7 /100k | 1 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 31.9 /100k | 17 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 19.9 % | 53 of 143 | 2012 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 4.3 L | 94 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 3.9 % | 163 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $123 | 140 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $972 | 198 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Lesotho's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 1st highest age-standardized death rate in the world (23.0 /1,000) and the 1st lowest life expectancy at 60 in the world (12.0 yrs). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Lesotho; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.