Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) was 19.81 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Lesotho, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 19.81 years for life expectancy at age 60, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 45.2% on the previous year and up 61.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Lesotho peaked at 19.81 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.84 years, in 2006.
That places Lesotho 77th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.17 years | — |
| 1961 | 13.18 years | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 13.19 years | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 13.2 years | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 13.2 years | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 13.21 years | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 13.17 years | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 13.19 years | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 13.24 years | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 13.3 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 13.37 years | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 13.39 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 13.44 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 13.43 years | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 13.46 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 13.5 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 13.46 years | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 13.47 years | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 13.5 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 13.54 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 13.6 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 13.71 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 13.8 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 13.82 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 13.85 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 13.83 years | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 13.75 years | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 13.73 years | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 13.75 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 13.76 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 13.74 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 13.7 years | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 13.62 years | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 13.58 years | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 13.44 years | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 13.28 years | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 13.1 years | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 12.93 years | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 12.62 years | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 12.37 years | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 12.12 years | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 11.87 years | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 11.58 years | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 11.32 years | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 11.14 years | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 10.96 years | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 10.84 years | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 10.87 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 10.9 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 11.05 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 11.23 years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 11.53 years | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 11.8 years | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 12.05 years | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 12.25 years | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 12.56 years | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 12.77 years | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 12.96 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 13.13 years | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 13.25 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 13.05 years | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 12.06 years | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 13.6 years | +12.7% |
| 2023 | 13.64 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 19.81 years | +45.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 19.81 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.3 years, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 19.81 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.25 years, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +45.2% | 13.64 years | 19.81 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.21 years | 13.17 years | 13.3 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.46 years | 13.37 years | 13.54 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.76 years | 13.6 years | 13.85 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.24 years | 12.37 years | 13.74 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.26 years | 10.84 years | 12.12 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.35 years | 11.23 years | 13.25 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.43 years | 12.06 years | 19.81 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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, male in Lesotho?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Lesotho was 19.81 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, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 19.81 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.84 years in 2006.
- How does Lesotho rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Lesotho ranks 77th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.7%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, male is the average number of years that a male at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout his life.