Lesotho · Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)
51.5 years2021
Unit: years. Publisher measure: Life expectancy at birth (years).
Life expectancy at birth for the country population, both sexes, under the mortality rates of the reference year.
Measurement basis: WHO modelled period life-table estimates based on sex- and age-specific mortality.
Reference-period cadence: annual.
Source update cadence: biennial. This does not establish a publication date for an individual reading.
Displayed values are rounded, with extra precision when needed to keep a positive estimate positive. Downloads retain the full numeric estimate and the publisher's original display text separately.
A “<” sign means strictly below the stated number. Numeric readings and uncertainty endpoints keep their own comparison signs. A number without a sign does not establish certainty or an observed outcome.
World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory); retrieved 2026-09-07. Retrieval time is separate from an official publisher release vintage.
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Reported estimates and uncertainty · 22 rows
Each comparison sign applies to its own reading or uncertainty endpoint. Values retain source precision. “Not reported” identifies an absent reading or uncertainty endpoint in this source capture.
| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 2000 | 47.38127672 | 45.85817803 | 48.85300537 | — |
| Lesotho | 2001 | 47.97132353 | 46.576375 | 49.19537581 | — |
| Lesotho | 2002 | 47.82881329 | 46.32777223 | 49.33728959 | — |
| Lesotho | 2003 | 45.64538324 | 44.12648996 | 47.12710362 | — |
| Lesotho | 2004 | 43.80676222 | 42.0751378 | 45.33954948 | — |
| Lesotho | 2005 | 42.6642992 | 41.16550833 | 44.0494007 | — |
| Lesotho | 2006 | 42.3928282 | 40.96715111 | 43.83756119 | — |
| Lesotho | 2007 | 43.88764108 | 42.6801337 | 45.41410229 | — |
| Lesotho | 2008 | 45.90439498 | 44.96671916 | 47.02268825 | — |
| Lesotho | 2009 | 47.42048599 | 46.31001042 | 48.85639952 | — |
| Lesotho | 2010 | 48.56510587 | 47.4935977 | 49.73379223 | — |
| Lesotho | 2011 | 49.10182257 | 48.07522717 | 50.38022375 | — |
| Lesotho | 2012 | 49.02029182 | 47.72957735 | 50.44715412 | — |
| Lesotho | 2013 | 48.96059544 | 47.89592299 | 50.27631504 | — |
| Lesotho | 2014 | 48.68389714 | 47.27140225 | 49.88250361 | — |
| Lesotho | 2015 | 48.83813559 | 47.73094716 | 50.08768883 | — |
| Lesotho | 2016 | 49.94866988 | 48.79963642 | 51.34707176 | — |
| Lesotho | 2017 | 51.05416565 | 49.8730164 | 52.32029629 | — |
| Lesotho | 2018 | 51.60129602 | 50.45527059 | 52.84174066 | — |
| Lesotho | 2019 | 51.77851899 | 50.47812039 | 53.17725199 | — |
| Lesotho | 2020 | 51.85352687 | 50.77282447 | 53.15334054 | — |
| Lesotho | 2021 | 51.47907482 | 50.49193098 | 52.57343917 | — |
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Thresholds have an empty numeric value and separate number/operator fields; value_kind distinguishes upper bounds from absent readings.