Premature NCD mortality in Lesotho

In Lesotho, a 30-year-old had a 36.8% chance of dying before 70 from one of the main noncommunicable diseases in 2023.

Lesotho, 2023 36.8% % probability
Change from 2022 +4.3percentage points 2022: 32.5%
Position in 2023 5th of 185 See the full ranking

Premature NCD mortality in Lesotho over time

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% probability. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Probability of dying between ages 30 and 70 from the main noncommunicable diseases (% probability), 2000 to 2023
Period Lesotho
2023 36.8%
2022 32.5%
2021 33.4%
2020 34.8%
2019 40.2%
2018 40.6%
2017 41.1%
2016 43.1%
2015 44.5%
2014 44.0%
2013 42.3%
2012 41.6%
2011 40.9%
2010 41.1%
2009 41.5%
2008 42.6%
2007 43.8%
2006 43.6%
2005 39.4%
2004 33.3%
2003 29.6%
2002 26.6%
2001 26.5%
2000 32.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +4.3 percentage points from 32.5% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 42.3%, the figure has changed by −5.5 percentage points.
  • Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Lesotho has the 5th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
NCDMORT3070 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
Dim2=AGEGROUP_YEARS30-69
Observation period
2000 to 2023 for Lesotho
Provider update
15 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory