Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of deaths ages 20-24 years was 274 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Lesotho, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Lesotho stood at 274. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Lesotho peaked at 1,284 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 274, in 2024.
That places Lesotho 118th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 510 | — |
| 1991 | 549 | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 590 | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 637 | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 692 | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 755 | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 826 | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 904 | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 983 | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 1,063 | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 1,138 | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 1,202 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 1,249 | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 1,277 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1,284 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1,272 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 1,259 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1,252 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1,236 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 1,202 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 1,149 | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 1,082 | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 1,001 | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 913 | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 822 | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 736 | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 655 | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 581 | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 513 | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 448 | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 392 | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 344 | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 306 | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 285 | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 274 | -3.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 274 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,520, 18% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 274 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,906, 9% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 750.9 | 510 | 1,063 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,237 | 1,138 | 1,284 | 10 |
| 2010s | 790 | 448 | 1,149 | 10 |
| 2020s | 320.2 | 274 | 392 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 68.25 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 67.83 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,672 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 30,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22,924 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23,698 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 136,497 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 309,480 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8093 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Lesotho?
- Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Lesotho was 274 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 20-24 years recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1,284 in 2004.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 20-24 years recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 274 in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of deaths ages 20-24 years?
- Lesotho ranks 118th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 20-24 years rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 20-24 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of youths ages 20-24 years