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Lesotho
LSOLife expectancy at birth, total
57.8 years
Reference period 2024 · years
World Bank · World Development Indicators
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Life expectancy at birth, total · Historical trend
- Value
- 57.8 years 2024
- Previous value
- 57.4 years 2023
- Change
- 0.42 years
World Bank · World Development Indicators
Exact values by period are available in the table below.
| Reference period | Value | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 51.8 years | |
| 2016 | 52.9 years | |
| 2017 | 53.9 years | |
| 2018 | 54.6 years | |
| 2019 | 55.2 years | |
| 2020 | 55.1 years | |
| 2021 | 54.2 years | |
| 2022 | 56.8 years | |
| 2023 | 57.4 years | |
| 2024 | 57.8 years |
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