Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Lesotho
Lesotho: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years was 3.4 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Lesotho, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Lesotho is 3.4 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 62.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Lesotho peaked at 14.1 per 1,000 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.4 per 1,000, in 2024.
Lesotho ranks 105th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.1 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 12.3 per 1,000 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 12.6 per 1,000 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 12.8 per 1,000 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 13.1 per 1,000 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 13.3 per 1,000 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 13.5 per 1,000 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 13.7 per 1,000 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 13.9 per 1,000 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 14.1 per 1,000 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 14.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 14.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14 per 1,000 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 13.8 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 13.6 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 13.2 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 12.9 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 12.5 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 12.1 per 1,000 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 11.7 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 11.2 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 10.7 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 10.2 per 1,000 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 9.7 per 1,000 | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 9.1 per 1,000 | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 8.4 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 7.8 per 1,000 | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 7.1 per 1,000 | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 6.4 per 1,000 | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 5.7 per 1,000 | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 5 per 1,000 | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 4.4 per 1,000 | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 3.9 per 1,000 | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 3.6 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 3.4 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.14 per 1,000 | 12.1 per 1,000 | 14.1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.2 per 1,000 | 11.7 per 1,000 | 14.1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.63 per 1,000 | 5.7 per 1,000 | 11.2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.06 per 1,000 | 3.4 per 1,000 | 5 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1324 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Lesotho?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Lesotho was 3.4 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1 per 1,000 in 1999.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years?
- Lesotho ranks 105th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.6%. 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 Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 15-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 15, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.