Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 16.63 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
16.63 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
207th
of 215 countries
All-time high
17.35 years
in 1985
All-time low
12.95 years
in 2005
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Lesotho, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at age 60, female in Lesotho stood at 16.63 years.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Lesotho peaked at 17.35 years in 1985 and was at its lowest, 12.95 years, in 2005.
Lesotho ranks 207th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.84 years | — |
| 1961 | 15.87 years | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 15.9 years | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 15.9 years | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 15.96 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 16 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 16.1 years | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 16.15 years | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 16.24 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 16.31 years | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 16.4 years | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 16.48 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 16.52 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 16.57 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 16.48 years | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 16.56 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 16.66 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 16.76 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 16.87 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 16.98 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 17.09 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 17.18 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 17.23 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 17.31 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 17.33 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 17.35 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 17.35 years | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 17.31 years | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 17.23 years | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 17.13 years | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 17.03 years | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 16.9 years | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 16.78 years | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 16.61 years | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 16.43 years | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 16.2 years | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 15.87 years | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 15.6 years | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 15.22 years | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 14.8 years | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 14.39 years | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 14 years | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 13.65 years | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 13.34 years | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 13.11 years | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 12.95 years | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 13.05 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 12.96 years | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 13.09 years | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 13.32 years | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 13.64 years | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 13.97 years | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 14.31 years | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 14.63 years | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 14.94 years | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 15.21 years | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 15.45 years | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 15.67 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 15.84 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 15.99 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 16.12 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 14.99 years | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 16.42 years | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 16.56 years | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 16.63 years | +0.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 16.63 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.33 years, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 16.63 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.81 years, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.03 years | 15.84 years | 16.31 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.63 years | 16.4 years | 16.98 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.25 years | 17.09 years | 17.35 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.14 years | 14.8 years | 17.03 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.39 years | 12.95 years | 14.39 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.97 years | 13.64 years | 15.99 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.14 years | 14.99 years | 16.63 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 204 Nauru 16.87 years compare
- 205 Mozambique 16.83 years compare
- 206 Sierra Leone 16.71 years compare
- 208 Central African Republic 16.6 years compare
- 209 Burkina Faso 16.42 years compare
- 210 Mali 16.26 years compare
More gender data for Lesotho
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 786.22 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5717 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,708 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,708 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,291 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 26,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,880 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,319 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,717 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Lesotho?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Lesotho was 16.63 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 17.35 years in 1985.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.95 years in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Lesotho ranks 207th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.