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Life Expectancy in Lesotho vs New Zealand (1950-2026)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 58.6 years in Lesotho vs 82.5 in New Zealand. Lesotho is ranked 193/197 by life expectancy, and New Zealand is 27/197. In Lesotho, the life expectancy is 55.8 years for males and 61.3 years for females. In New Zealand, it's 80.9 years for males and 84.1 years for females.

Lesotho vs New Zealand life expectancy at birth by year

Lesotho
Male

Female
New Zealand
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Lesotho New Zealand
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 58.6 55.8 61.3 82.5 80.9 84.1
2025 58.2 55.4 60.9 82.4 80.8 84
2024 57.8 55 60.4 82.2 80.6 83.9
2023 57.4 54.6 60 82.1 80.4 83.8
2022 56.8 54.1 59.4 81 79.5 82.6
2021 54.2 51.6 56.8 82.3 80.6 84
2020 55.1 52.5 57.7 82.7 80.8 84.5
2019 55.2 52.7 57.7 81.8 80 83.6
2018 54.6 52.1 57.1 81.9 80.1 83.6
2017 53.9 51.4 56.3 81.6 79.9 83.3
2016 52.9 50.4 55.3 82 80.2 83.7
2015 51.8 49.3 54.4 81.6 79.9 83.2
2014 50.8 48.3 53.3 81.4 79.6 83.2
2013 49.5 47.2 52 81.6 79.8 83.4
2012 48.2 45.8 50.7 81.2 79.3 83
2011 46.9 44.5 49.4 80.8 79 82.6
2010 46 43.9 48.3 81.1 79.1 82.9
2009 45.1 42.8 47.4 80.5 78.5 82.5
2008 44.3 42.1 46.6 80.2 78.2 82.2
2007 43.7 41.4 46.1 80.1 78 82.2
2006 43.2 41.5 44.8 80 77.9 82
2005 43.6 41.4 45.9 80 77.8 82.1
2004 44 41.9 46.3 79.4 77.2 81.4
2003 44.9 42.9 47 79.1 76.8 81.3
2002 46 43.8 48.1 78.9 76.6 81.1
2001 47.2 44.9 49.5 78.7 76.2 81
2000 48.8 46.5 51.1 78.7 76 81.2
1999 50.4 47.8 53 77.9 75.4 80.4
1998 52 49.1 55 78.2 75.5 80.8
1997 53.7 50.6 56.9 77.3 74.6 80
1996 55.1 51.8 58.6 76.8 74.2 79.3
1995 56.4 52.8 60.1 76.8 74.1 79.5
1994 57.3 53.5 61.3 76.9 74.1 79.6
1993 58.1 54.2 62.1 76.5 73.8 79.2
1992 58.6 54.7 62.8 76.2 73.1 79.3
1991 59.1 55.1 63.3 76.1 73.3 78.9
1990 59.3 55.3 63.6 75.4 72.5 78.4
1989 59.5 55.4 63.9 74.9 71.8 78
1988 59.6 55.4 64 74.5 71.4 77.6
1987 59.6 55.4 64 74.2 71.3 77.1
1986 59.3 55.2 63.9 74.1 71 77.4
1985 59.2 55.2 63.7 73.9 71 76.8
1984 59 55 63.3 74.4 71.2 77.7
1983 58.5 54.5 62.8 73.8 70.8 76.9
1982 58 54.1 62.2 73.7 70.7 76.9
1981 57.3 53.4 61.6 73.6 70.5 76.9
1980 56.5 52.5 60.9 72.9 70 75.8
1979 55.8 51.9 60.1 73.1 69.8 76.5
1978 55.2 51.3 59.4 73 69.8 76.4
1977 54.5 50.7 58.6 72.1 68.9 75.6
1976 53.9 50.2 57.9 72.4 69.3 75.7
1975 53.5 49.9 57.2 72.2 69 75.6
1974 52.9 49.4 56.6 71.9 68.9 75.1
1973 52.6 48.9 56.3 71.7 68.4 75.1
1972 52.3 48.6 55.8 71.8 69 74.7
1971 51.8 48.1 55.4 71.7 68.7 75
1970 51.5 47.7 54.9 71.2 68.2 74.5
1969 51.1 47.3 54.5 71.5 68.4 74.7
1968 50.8 46.9 54.1 71.1 68.1 74.3
1967 50.5 46.6 53.7 71.4 68.4 74.7
1966 50.4 46.5 53.5 71.1 68.1 74.3
1965 50.3 46.6 53.3 71.2 68.3 74.3
1964 50.3 46.6 53.2 71.3 68.5 74.3
1963 50.3 46.7 53.1 71.3 68.5 74.2
1962 50.3 46.7 53.1 71.2 68.5 74.1
1961 50.3 46.6 53.1 70.9 68.4 73.7
1960 50.2 46.5 52.9 71.2 68.7 74
1959 49.9 46.3 52.6 70.8 68.3 73.4
1958 49.6 46 52.3 70.9 68.4 73.5
1957 49.2 45.6 51.8 70.3 67.7 73
1956 48.6 45.1 51.3 70.7 68.4 73.3
1955 48 44.5 50.6 70.5 68.1 73
1954 47.3 43.8 50 70.3 68 72.9
1953 46.6 43.2 49.2 70.2 67.9 72.7
1952 45.9 42.5 48.6 69.4 67.4 71.5
1951 45.2 41.9 47.9 69.1 67 71.4
1950 44.6 41.2 47.4 69.3 67.4 71.2

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

Healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 44.6 years in Lesotho and 70 in New Zealand. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 8.95 healthy years in Lesotho and 18.8 in New Zealand.

Lesotho vs New Zealand life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in Lesotho and New Zealand, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy:
35.4 vs 53.4 years

Mean expected age of death:
65.4 vs 83.4 years

Median expected age of death:
66.7 vs 85.9 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Lesotho New Zealand
Male Female Male Female
40 90.8% 93.2% 99.1% 99.5%
50 76.8% 83.2% 97.5% 98.4%
60 58.4% 69.0% 93.6% 95.6%
65 47.4% 59.6% 90.3% 93.3%
70 35.9% 48.8% 85.3% 89.7%
75 24.8% 37.6% 77.8% 84.0%
80 15.0% 26.6% 65.9% 74.6%
85 7.2% 15.9% 48.3% 59.2%
90 2.5% 6.8% 26.5% 37.2%
95 0.5% 1.8% 8.7% 14.9%
100 0.1% 0.3% 1.3% 2.8%

Life expectancy by current age

Lesotho
Male

Female
New Zealand
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Lesotho New Zealand
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 102 101.8 102.1 102 101.9 102
99 101.1 100.9 101.2 101.2 101 101.2
98 100.2 100.1 100.3 100.3 100.2 100.4
97 99.3 99.2 99.4 99.5 99.3 99.6
96 98.5 98.3 98.5 98.7 98.5 98.8
95 97.6 97.4 97.6 97.9 97.7 98
94 96.7 96.5 96.8 97.2 96.9 97.3
93 95.9 95.7 96 96.4 96.2 96.6
92 95.1 94.8 95.2 95.7 95.5 95.9
91 94.3 94 94.4 95.1 94.8 95.3
90 93.5 93.2 93.6 94.4 94.1 94.6
89 92.7 92.4 92.9 93.8 93.4 94.1
88 92 91.6 92.1 93.2 92.8 93.5
87 91.2 90.8 91.4 92.7 92.2 93
86 90.5 90 90.7 92.1 91.6 92.5
85 89.8 89.2 90 91.6 91.1 92
84 89.1 88.5 89.4 91.2 90.6 91.6
83 88.4 87.8 88.8 90.7 90.1 91.2
82 87.8 87.1 88.2 90.3 89.7 90.8
81 87.2 86.4 87.6 89.9 89.3 90.4
80 86.6 85.7 87 89.5 88.9 90.1
79 86 85 86.5 89.2 88.5 89.8
78 85.4 84.4 85.9 88.8 88.1 89.5
77 84.8 83.7 85.4 88.5 87.8 89.2
76 84.2 83.1 84.8 88.2 87.4 89
75 83.6 82.4 84.2 88 87.1 88.7
74 83 81.8 83.7 87.7 86.9 88.5
73 82.4 81.2 83.1 87.5 86.6 88.3
72 81.9 80.5 82.6 87.2 86.3 88.1
71 81.3 79.9 82.1 87 86.1 87.9
70 80.7 79.3 81.5 86.8 85.9 87.7
69 80.2 78.8 81 86.6 85.6 87.5
68 79.6 78.2 80.5 86.4 85.4 87.4
67 79.1 77.6 80 86.3 85.2 87.2
66 78.5 77 79.5 86.1 85 87.1
65 78 76.5 79 85.9 84.9 86.9
64 77.5 75.9 78.5 85.8 84.7 86.8
63 77 75.4 78.1 85.6 84.5 86.7
62 76.5 74.9 77.6 85.5 84.4 86.6
61 76 74.3 77.2 85.4 84.2 86.4
60 75.6 73.8 76.8 85.2 84.1 86.3
59 75.1 73.4 76.4 85.1 83.9 86.2
58 74.7 72.9 76 85 83.8 86.1
57 74.2 72.4 75.6 84.9 83.7 86
56 73.8 72 75.2 84.8 83.5 86
55 73.4 71.5 74.8 84.7 83.4 85.9
54 73 71.1 74.5 84.6 83.3 85.8
53 72.6 70.7 74.1 84.5 83.2 85.7
52 72.2 70.2 73.8 84.4 83.1 85.6
51 71.8 69.8 73.4 84.3 83 85.6
50 71.4 69.4 73.1 84.2 82.9 85.5
49 71.1 69 72.8 84.2 82.9 85.4
48 70.7 68.6 72.5 84.1 82.8 85.4
47 70.3 68.2 72.1 84 82.7 85.3
46 70 67.8 71.8 84 82.6 85.3
45 69.6 67.4 71.5 83.9 82.6 85.2
44 69.3 67.1 71.2 83.9 82.5 85.2
43 69 66.7 71 83.8 82.5 85.1
42 68.7 66.4 70.7 83.8 82.4 85.1
41 68.3 66 70.4 83.7 82.4 85.1
40 68 65.7 70.1 83.7 82.3 85
39 67.7 65.3 69.8 83.7 82.3 85
38 67.4 65 69.6 83.6 82.2 85
37 67.1 64.7 69.3 83.6 82.2 84.9
36 66.9 64.4 69.1 83.6 82.2 84.9
35 66.6 64.1 68.8 83.5 82.1 84.9
34 66.3 63.9 68.6 83.5 82.1 84.9
33 66.1 63.6 68.4 83.5 82 84.8
32 65.9 63.4 68.2 83.4 82 84.8
31 65.6 63.1 67.9 83.4 82 84.8
30 65.4 62.9 67.7 83.4 81.9 84.8
29 65.2 62.7 67.5 83.3 81.9 84.8
28 65 62.5 67.4 83.3 81.8 84.7
27 64.8 62.3 67.2 83.3 81.8 84.7
26 64.6 62.1 67 83.2 81.8 84.7
25 64.5 61.9 66.8 83.2 81.7 84.7
24 64.3 61.7 66.7 83.2 81.7 84.7
23 64.1 61.5 66.6 83.2 81.6 84.7
22 64 61.4 66.4 83.1 81.6 84.6
21 63.9 61.3 66.3 83.1 81.5 84.6
20 63.7 61.1 66.2 83.1 81.5 84.6
19 63.6 61 66.1 83 81.5 84.6
18 63.5 60.9 66 83 81.4 84.6
17 63.4 60.8 65.9 83 81.4 84.5
16 63.3 60.7 65.8 83 81.4 84.5
15 63.3 60.6 65.7 82.9 81.4 84.5
14 63.2 60.6 65.7 82.9 81.4 84.5
13 63.2 60.5 65.6 82.9 81.3 84.5
12 63.1 60.5 65.6 82.9 81.3 84.5
11 63.1 60.4 65.5 82.9 81.3 84.5
10 63 60.4 65.5 82.9 81.3 84.5
9 63 60.3 65.4 82.9 81.3 84.5
8 62.9 60.3 65.4 82.9 81.3 84.5
7 62.8 60.2 65.3 82.9 81.3 84.5
6 62.8 60.1 65.2 82.9 81.3 84.5
5 62.7 60 65.1 82.9 81.3 84.5
4 62.6 59.9 65 82.9 81.3 84.5
3 62.4 59.8 64.9 82.9 81.3 84.4
2 62.2 59.5 64.6 82.9 81.3 84.4
1 61.8 59.2 64.2 82.8 81.2 84.4
0 58.6 55.8 61.3 82.5 80.9 84.1

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

A 30-year-old in Lesotho can expect to live to 65.4 years compared to 83.4 in New Zealand, rising to 78 and 85.9 at 65, and to 86.6 and 89.5 at 80 — higher than the 58.6 and 82.5 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in Lesotho and New Zealand.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Lesotho
Male

Female
New Zealand
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Lesotho New Zealand
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.15% 0.05% 0.23% 2.07% 1.3% 2.82%
99 0.23% 0.09% 0.37% 3.14% 2.04% 4.22%
98 0.35% 0.13% 0.55% 4.59% 3.08% 6.08%
97 0.52% 0.2% 0.81% 6.48% 4.48% 8.44%
96 0.75% 0.31% 1.17% 8.84% 6.3% 11.3%
95 1.06% 0.45% 1.63% 11.7% 8.57% 14.7%
94 1.46% 0.64% 2.22% 15% 11.3% 18.6%
93 1.97% 0.89% 2.95% 18.7% 14.5% 22.8%
92 2.59% 1.21% 3.83% 22.7% 18% 27.4%
91 3.33% 1.62% 4.86% 27.1% 21.9% 32.1%
90 4.21% 2.12% 6.07% 31.5% 26.1% 36.9%
89 5.22% 2.72% 7.42% 36.1% 30.4% 41.6%
88 6.36% 3.43% 8.92% 40.6% 34.8% 46.3%
87 7.62% 4.26% 10.6% 44.9% 39.2% 50.7%
86 9% 5.2% 12.3% 49.1% 43.4% 54.8%
85 10.5% 6.26% 14.2% 53.1% 47.6% 58.7%
84 12% 7.42% 16.1% 56.9% 51.5% 62.3%
83 13.7% 8.69% 18% 60.4% 55.2% 65.6%
82 15.3% 10% 19.9% 63.6% 58.6% 68.6%
81 17% 11.5% 21.8% 66.7% 61.9% 71.4%
80 18.7% 13% 23.6% 69.4% 64.9% 73.9%
79 20.4% 14.6% 25.5% 71.9% 67.6% 76.2%
78 22.2% 16.2% 27.5% 74.2% 70.2% 78.2%
77 24% 17.9% 29.4% 76.3% 72.5% 80.1%
76 25.8% 19.7% 31.4% 78.2% 74.6% 81.7%
75 27.7% 21.5% 33.3% 79.9% 76.6% 83.2%
74 29.6% 23.3% 35.3% 81.5% 78.4% 84.6%
73 31.5% 25.2% 37.3% 83% 80% 85.9%
72 33.5% 27.2% 39.3% 84.3% 81.5% 87%
71 35.4% 29.1% 41.3% 85.4% 82.9% 88%
70 37.3% 31.1% 43.3% 86.5% 84.1% 88.9%
69 39.3% 33.1% 45.2% 87.5% 85.2% 89.8%
68 41.2% 35% 47.2% 88.4% 86.2% 90.5%
67 43.2% 37% 49.1% 89.2% 87.2% 91.2%
66 45.1% 39% 51% 90% 88.1% 91.9%
65 47% 41% 52.9% 90.7% 88.9% 92.5%
64 48.9% 43% 54.7% 91.3% 89.7% 93%
63 50.8% 45% 56.4% 91.9% 90.4% 93.5%
62 52.5% 46.9% 58.1% 92.5% 91.1% 93.9%
61 54.2% 48.7% 59.7% 93% 91.7% 94.4%
60 55.9% 50.6% 61.2% 93.5% 92.3% 94.7%
59 57.5% 52.3% 62.7% 93.9% 92.8% 95.1%
58 59.1% 54% 64.1% 94.4% 93.3% 95.4%
57 60.6% 55.7% 65.5% 94.7% 93.7% 95.8%
56 62% 57.3% 66.8% 95.1% 94.1% 96.1%
55 63.5% 58.9% 68% 95.4% 94.5% 96.3%
54 64.9% 60.5% 69.3% 95.7% 94.9% 96.6%
53 66.2% 62% 70.5% 96% 95.2% 96.8%
52 67.6% 63.5% 71.6% 96.3% 95.5% 97%
51 68.9% 65% 72.7% 96.5% 95.8% 97.3%
50 70.1% 66.5% 73.8% 96.7% 96% 97.4%
49 71.4% 67.9% 74.8% 96.9% 96.3% 97.6%
48 72.5% 69.2% 75.9% 97.1% 96.5% 97.8%
47 73.7% 70.5% 76.8% 97.3% 96.7% 97.9%
46 74.8% 71.8% 77.7% 97.4% 96.9% 98%
45 75.8% 73% 78.6% 97.6% 97% 98.2%
44 76.9% 74.2% 79.5% 97.7% 97.2% 98.3%
43 77.8% 75.3% 80.3% 97.8% 97.3% 98.4%
42 78.8% 76.4% 81.1% 97.9% 97.4% 98.4%
41 79.7% 77.5% 81.9% 98% 97.6% 98.5%
40 80.6% 78.5% 82.7% 98.1% 97.7% 98.6%
39 81.5% 79.5% 83.4% 98.2% 97.8% 98.6%
38 82.3% 80.5% 84.1% 98.3% 97.9% 98.7%
37 83.1% 81.4% 84.8% 98.3% 98% 98.8%
36 83.9% 82.3% 85.5% 98.4% 98% 98.8%
35 84.6% 83.1% 86.1% 98.5% 98.1% 98.9%
34 85.3% 83.9% 86.7% 98.5% 98.2% 98.9%
33 85.9% 84.6% 87.2% 98.6% 98.3% 99%
32 86.5% 85.3% 87.8% 98.7% 98.4% 99%
31 87.1% 85.9% 88.3% 98.7% 98.4% 99%
30 87.6% 86.5% 88.7% 98.8% 98.5% 99.1%
29 88.1% 87.1% 89.2% 98.8% 98.6% 99.1%
28 88.6% 87.6% 89.6% 98.9% 98.7% 99.1%
27 89.1% 88.1% 90% 98.9% 98.7% 99.2%
26 89.5% 88.6% 90.4% 99% 98.8% 99.2%
25 89.9% 89% 90.8% 99% 98.9% 99.2%
24 90.3% 89.5% 91.1% 99.1% 98.9% 99.3%
23 90.6% 89.8% 91.4% 99.2% 99% 99.3%
22 90.9% 90.2% 91.7% 99.2% 99.1% 99.3%
21 91.2% 90.5% 91.9% 99.3% 99.2% 99.3%
20 91.5% 90.8% 92.2% 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
19 91.7% 91.1% 92.4% 99.3% 99.3% 99.4%
18 91.9% 91.3% 92.6% 99.4% 99.3% 99.4%
17 92.1% 91.5% 92.7% 99.4% 99.4% 99.5%
16 92.3% 91.7% 92.9% 99.4% 99.4% 99.5%
15 92.4% 91.8% 93% 99.5% 99.5% 99.5%
14 92.6% 92% 93.1% 99.5% 99.5% 99.5%
13 92.7% 92.1% 93.2% 99.5% 99.5% 99.5%
12 92.7% 92.2% 93.3% 99.5% 99.5% 99.5%
11 92.8% 92.3% 93.4% 99.5% 99.5% 99.5%
10 92.9% 92.4% 93.5% 99.5% 99.5% 99.5%
9 93% 92.5% 93.6% 99.5% 99.5% 99.5%
8 93.1% 92.6% 93.7% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
7 93.2% 92.7% 93.8% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
6 93.3% 92.8% 93.9% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
5 93.5% 92.9% 94% 99.6% 99.5% 99.6%
4 93.7% 93.1% 94.2% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
3 93.9% 93.4% 94.4% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
2 94.3% 93.8% 94.8% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
1 94.9% 94.3% 95.4% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. 55.9% of newborns in Lesotho and 93.5% in New Zealand are expected to live past 60, 37.3% and 86.5% past 70, 18.7% and 69.4% past 80, and only 4.21% and 31.5% past 90.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

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Odds of dying at each age

Lesotho
Male

Female
New Zealand
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Lesotho New Zealand
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 37.9% 39.3% 37.6% 36.6% 38.6% 35.7%
99 36.3% 37.9% 35.9% 34.2% 36.2% 33.2%
98 34.2% 36% 33.7% 31.6% 33.7% 30.6%
97 32.6% 34.6% 32.1% 29.1% 31.3% 28%
96 31% 33.1% 30.3% 26.7% 28.9% 25.5%
95 29.2% 31.5% 28.5% 24.3% 26.5% 23.1%
94 27.4% 30% 26.5% 22% 24.1% 20.8%
93 25.7% 28.4% 24.7% 19.8% 21.9% 18.6%
92 24% 26.7% 23% 17.8% 19.7% 16.6%
91 22.2% 25.1% 21.2% 16% 17.8% 14.7%
90 20.9% 23.6% 19.9% 14.2% 15.9% 13%
89 19.3% 22.1% 18.2% 12.6% 14.2% 11.4%
88 17.9% 20.7% 16.8% 11.1% 12.7% 9.97%
87 16.6% 19.4% 15.5% 9.74% 11.2% 8.68%
86 15.4% 18.1% 14.3% 8.55% 9.84% 7.56%
85 14.1% 16.9% 13% 7.51% 8.68% 6.6%
84 13% 15.7% 11.8% 6.58% 7.6% 5.76%
83 11.8% 14.6% 10.7% 5.81% 6.71% 5.06%
82 10.8% 13.5% 9.67% 5.12% 5.91% 4.44%
81 9.8% 12.5% 8.62% 4.54% 5.26% 3.91%
80 9.06% 11.6% 7.92% 3.97% 4.61% 3.4%
79 8.43% 10.8% 7.37% 3.49% 4.07% 2.97%
78 8.01% 10.1% 7.02% 3.08% 3.61% 2.61%
77 7.54% 9.5% 6.6% 2.74% 3.23% 2.31%
76 7.14% 8.96% 6.28% 2.43% 2.85% 2.03%
75 6.75% 8.45% 5.95% 2.17% 2.55% 1.81%
74 6.41% 7.97% 5.64% 1.94% 2.28% 1.62%
73 6.1% 7.52% 5.34% 1.73% 2.04% 1.45%
72 5.8% 7.11% 5.07% 1.54% 1.82% 1.28%
71 5.48% 6.68% 4.78% 1.38% 1.63% 1.15%
70 5.23% 6.34% 4.56% 1.24% 1.46% 1.04%
69 4.95% 5.96% 4.32% 1.12% 1.32% 0.94%
68 4.71% 5.66% 4.11% 1.02% 1.2% 0.85%
67 4.49% 5.37% 3.92% 0.93% 1.1% 0.77%
66 4.29% 5.12% 3.74% 0.85% 1.02% 0.7%
65 4.12% 4.9% 3.59% 0.77% 0.93% 0.63%
64 3.84% 4.61% 3.32% 0.71% 0.86% 0.58%
63 3.59% 4.33% 3.08% 0.65% 0.79% 0.53%
62 3.37% 4.08% 2.86% 0.6% 0.73% 0.48%
61 3.15% 3.82% 2.67% 0.56% 0.68% 0.44%
60 2.98% 3.62% 2.49% 0.51% 0.62% 0.41%
59 2.79% 3.35% 2.34% 0.47% 0.57% 0.38%
58 2.63% 3.16% 2.2% 0.44% 0.53% 0.35%
57 2.49% 2.99% 2.08% 0.41% 0.48% 0.33%
56 2.37% 2.84% 1.96% 0.38% 0.45% 0.31%
55 2.27% 2.72% 1.86% 0.35% 0.41% 0.29%
54 2.16% 2.59% 1.77% 0.32% 0.38% 0.27%
53 2.07% 2.48% 1.69% 0.29% 0.34% 0.25%
52 1.98% 2.37% 1.61% 0.27% 0.31% 0.23%
51 1.89% 2.26% 1.54% 0.25% 0.29% 0.21%
50 1.81% 2.18% 1.47% 0.23% 0.26% 0.19%
49 1.71% 2.05% 1.39% 0.2% 0.24% 0.17%
48 1.62% 1.95% 1.32% 0.19% 0.22% 0.16%
47 1.54% 1.85% 1.25% 0.17% 0.2% 0.15%
46 1.46% 1.76% 1.19% 0.16% 0.18% 0.13%
45 1.4% 1.68% 1.14% 0.14% 0.17% 0.12%
44 1.33% 1.59% 1.08% 0.13% 0.16% 0.11%
43 1.27% 1.52% 1.04% 0.12% 0.14% 0.09%
42 1.21% 1.45% 0.99% 0.11% 0.13% 0.08%
41 1.16% 1.38% 0.96% 0.1% 0.12% 0.08%
40 1.11% 1.32% 0.92% 0.09% 0.11% 0.07%
39 1.06% 1.25% 0.88% 0.08% 0.1% 0.06%
38 1.01% 1.18% 0.84% 0.08% 0.1% 0.06%
37 0.96% 1.12% 0.8% 0.08% 0.09% 0.06%
36 0.9% 1.05% 0.76% 0.07% 0.09% 0.05%
35 0.85% 0.99% 0.73% 0.07% 0.09% 0.05%
34 0.8% 0.92% 0.68% 0.07% 0.09% 0.05%
33 0.75% 0.86% 0.64% 0.06% 0.08% 0.04%
32 0.7% 0.8% 0.61% 0.06% 0.08% 0.04%
31 0.66% 0.75% 0.57% 0.06% 0.08% 0.04%
30 0.62% 0.71% 0.54% 0.06% 0.07% 0.04%
29 0.58% 0.66% 0.51% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
28 0.55% 0.61% 0.48% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
27 0.51% 0.57% 0.45% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
26 0.48% 0.53% 0.42% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
25 0.44% 0.5% 0.39% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
24 0.41% 0.46% 0.36% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
23 0.38% 0.43% 0.33% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
22 0.35% 0.39% 0.3% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
21 0.32% 0.36% 0.28% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
20 0.29% 0.33% 0.26% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
19 0.26% 0.29% 0.23% 0.05% 0.06% 0.03%
18 0.24% 0.26% 0.21% 0.04% 0.06% 0.03%
17 0.2% 0.22% 0.18% 0.04% 0.05% 0.02%
16 0.17% 0.19% 0.16% 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
15 0.15% 0.16% 0.14% 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
14 0.13% 0.13% 0.12% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
13 0.11% 0.12% 0.1% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
12 0.1% 0.11% 0.09% 0.009% 0.009% 0.008%
11 0.1% 0.1% 0.09% 0.007% 0.007% 0.006%
10 0.1% 0.1% 0.09% 0.006% 0.007% 0.005%
9 0.1% 0.1% 0.09% 0.006% 0.007% 0.005%
8 0.1% 0.11% 0.1% 0.006% 0.007% 0.006%
7 0.11% 0.12% 0.11% 0.007% 0.007% 0.006%
6 0.13% 0.14% 0.12% 0.007% 0.008% 0.006%
5 0.15% 0.16% 0.14% 0.008% 0.008% 0.007%
4 0.2% 0.21% 0.19% 0.009% 0.01% 0.007%
3 0.27% 0.28% 0.26% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
2 0.39% 0.4% 0.39% 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
1 0.61% 0.6% 0.62% 0.05% 0.06% 0.05%
0 5.13% 5.66% 4.6% 0.35% 0.35% 0.35%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/lesotho/new-zealand | CC BY

This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age in Lesotho compared to New Zealand, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

The annual chance of dying is 5.13% in the birth year in Lesotho and 0.35% in New Zealand, 0.62% vs 0.06% at age 30, 2.98% vs 0.51% at 60, and 9.06% vs 3.97% at 80.

Death rate by age in Lesotho vs New Zealand

Lesotho
Male

Female
New Zealand
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Lesotho New Zealand
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 13.1 0 29 591 299 876
99 83.5 32.4 131.4 1,073 738 1,401
98 119.6 48.1 186.1 1,454 1,038 1,860
97 169.3 70.7 260.5 1,889 1,402 2,365
96 232.6 101.2 353 2,360 1,820 2,888
95 310 140.7 465 2,840 2,272 3,397
94 401 191.2 589 3,298 2,728 3,858
93 505 252.5 729 3,709 3,162 4,247
92 621 325 881 4,057 3,557 4,545
91 741 406 1,030 4,318 3,893 4,731
90 881 501 1,207 4,472 4,148 4,792
89 1,008 601 1,354 4,529 4,320 4,746
88 1,139 711 1,503 4,500 4,403 4,611
87 1,264 826 1,637 4,378 4,377 4,395
86 1,383 942 1,758 4,200 4,275 4,141
85 1,476 1,055 1,834 3,993 4,126 3,875
84 1,561 1,165 1,898 3,740 3,909 3,583
83 1,618 1,266 1,919 3,508 3,701 3,316
82 1,660 1,359 1,923 3,258 3,468 3,045
81 1,665 1,434 1,876 3,025 3,256 2,792
80 1,691 1,507 1,873 2,753 2,992 2,514
79 1,720 1,570 1,882 2,511 2,756 2,264
78 1,776 1,644 1,926 2,289 2,536 2,039
77 1,808 1,701 1,939 2,095 2,340 1,846
76 1,844 1,761 1,970 1,897 2,130 1,662
75 1,869 1,815 1,985 1,732 1,952 1,510
74 1,898 1,860 1,993 1,579 1,787 1,371
73 1,921 1,898 1,993 1,435 1,631 1,241
72 1,940 1,931 1,994 1,298 1,481 1,117
71 1,939 1,944 1,974 1,182 1,353 1,015
70 1,955 1,972 1,973 1,071 1,224 922
69 1,945 1,970 1,953 981 1,122 845
68 1,944 1,982 1,939 902 1,036 772
67 1,940 1,990 1,923 832 962 704
66 1,937 1,999 1,908 768 898 643
65 1,937 2,011 1,896 702 826 583
64 1,880 1,982 1,814 650 768 538
63 1,824 1,948 1,737 600 712 493
62 1,770 1,913 1,663 555 661 452
61 1,710 1,860 1,592 518 620 419
60 1,665 1,828 1,526 478 572 385
59 1,601 1,755 1,465 443 530 360
58 1,554 1,708 1,409 412 490 337
57 1,511 1,666 1,358 385 454 317
56 1,472 1,630 1,312 357 419 297.3
55 1,440 1,606 1,268 334 390 279.1
54 1,402 1,568 1,227 308 358 258.9
53 1,369 1,537 1,189 283 327 239.9
52 1,337 1,509 1,155 259 298.4 220.9
51 1,298 1,472 1,117 239.2 275.4 203.8
50 1,267 1,446 1,082 217.7 250.8 185
49 1,219 1,393 1,042 198.7 229 168.7
48 1,177 1,352 1,002 182.2 209.5 155.2
47 1,135 1,308 963 167.5 192.3 143.1
46 1,095 1,266 927 153.6 176.8 130.6
45 1,059 1,227 895 140.1 162.7 117.6
44 1,019 1,182 862 128.2 151.1 105.5
43 986 1,143 834 116.2 139.2 93.4
42 954 1,106 807 105.2 128 82.6
41 925 1,068 786 96.6 119.1 74.5
40 897 1,038 759 88.3 108.9 67.8
39 862 992 734 82.3 100.7 63.9
38 829 952 707 77.2 94 60.5
37 795 911 680 74.1 90.9 57.2
36 757 863 652 71.2 88.6 53.7
35 722 820 625 68.8 86.6 50.7
34 681 773 589 66.3 84.2 47.7
33 642 725 560 63.4 81.5 44.4
32 609 684 534 60.6 78.9 41.3
31 573 643 504 58 76.1 38.4
30 547 611 483 54.8 72.5 35.6
29 515 571 459 52.8 70.4 33.9
28 484 538 430 51.7 69.1 33
27 456 505 407 51.5 69.3 32.4
26 425 471 379 52 71.2 31.5
25 397 443 352 52.7 73.5 30.8
24 369 412 326 52.6 73.9 30.2
23 343 384 301 52.1 73.2 29.9
22 316 355 277.6 51 71.7 29.2
21 289.2 324 253.4 49.5 69.8 28.4
20 266.6 295.8 236.8 47.4 66.7 27.2
19 240.8 266.9 214.2 45 62.7 26.3
18 216.7 240.1 192.8 40.6 55 25.3
17 187.1 204.5 169.4 35 45 24.3
16 159.6 170.9 148.2 28.8 34.7 22.6
15 138 145.7 130.2 22.5 25.5 19.3
14 117.3 123.5 111 16.8 18.2 15.3
13 103 108.2 97.6 11.9 12.7 11.2
12 94.1 99.9 88.1 8.52 9.13 7.88
11 89.7 95.4 83.8 6.5 7.19 5.76
10 88.4 92.4 84.3 5.75 6.56 4.89
9 90.8 94.8 86.7 5.95 6.79 5.06
8 97.1 102.4 91.7 6.31 7 5.58
7 107.1 113.2 100.9 6.66 7.2 6.09
6 119.4 125.3 113.4 6.98 7.59 6.34
5 140.1 145.4 134.7 7.55 8.43 6.62
4 185.5 193.5 177.3 8.67 9.92 7.35
3 254.7 262 247.1 11.9 13.8 9.99
2 371 376 366 22 25 18.9
1 578 563 594 54.6 60 49
0 5,128 5,657 4,597 348 350 346

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/lesotho/new-zealand | CC BY

This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In Lesotho, the most common age of death is 0, compared to 89 in New Zealand. The median age of death is 63.4 in Lesotho and 85.8 in New Zealand, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure differences and reflect the demographics of Lesotho and New Zealand more than their death rates.

Life expectancy in other countries

1x

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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