Lesotho: Death rate

The latest value from 2024 is 10.48 deaths per 1000 people, a decline from 10.65 deaths per 1000 people in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 7.69 deaths per 1000 people, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Lesotho from 1960 to 2024 is 14.27 deaths per 1000 people. The minimum value, 10.22 deaths per 1000 people, was reached in 1989 while the maximum of 20.8 deaths per 1000 people was recorded in 2006. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.