Lesotho's life expectancy rose from 56.4 yrs in 1995 to 57.8 yrs in 2024.
Lesotho · Health
Longevity, mortality, health system capacity and risk factors.
23 indicators · 23 with data
Lesotho's healthy life expectancy at birth rose from 41.8 yrs in 2000 to 44.6 yrs in 2021.
Lesotho's infant mortality fell from 75.3 ‰ in 1995 to 56.3 ‰ in 2024.
Lesotho's under-5 mortality rate fell from 95.1 ‰ in 1995 to 60.0 ‰ in 2024.
Lesotho's maternal mortality ratio rose from 423.0 /100k in 1994 to 478.0 /100k in 2023.
Lesotho's ncd mortality rose from 23.6 % in 2000 to 36.3 % in 2021.
Lesotho's suicide mortality rate rose from 12.7 /100k in 2000 to 28.7 /100k in 2021.
Lesotho's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 27.0 /100k in 2000 to 31.9 /100k in 2019.
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- Health spendingdown −0.3 pts8th of 192
- Current health expenditure per capita (current US$)down −8.0 %138th of 191
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure)up +0.4 pts42nd of 192
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- Physiciansdown −48.6 %98th of 129*
- Nurses and midwivesdown −44.1 %92nd of 129
- Hospital bedsdown −20.2 %96th of 120*
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- Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12–23 months)up +14.0 pts92nd of 192
- Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12–23 months)down −4.0 pts124th of 192
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- Prevalence of HIV (ages 15–49)down −0.9 pts146th of 148
- Incidence of tuberculosisdown −6.2 %205th of 208
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- Safe drinking waterup +1.0 pts124th of 148
- Safe sanitationup +1.0 pts91st of 141