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Lesotho: Death rate, crude

10.48per 1,000 people · 2024-28.4% since 2014

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. Annual figures for Lesotho from 1960 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (per 1,000 people)Note
202410.478
202310.648
202210.918
202112.601
202011.887
201911.83
201812.197
201712.664
201613.259
201513.932
201414.634
201315.503
201216.464
201117.475
201018.204
200919.088
200819.803
200720.39
200620.795
200520.455
200419.974
200319.152
200218.198
200117.126
200015.879
199914.783
199813.778
199712.802
199612.047
199511.414
199410.976
199310.652
199210.438
199110.292
199010.231
198910.215
198810.259
198710.32
198610.381
198510.49
198410.69
198310.99
198211.328
198111.741
198012.217
197912.654
197813.074
197713.457
197613.778
197513.999
197414.277
197314.465
197214.735
197115.045
197015.347
196915.699
196816.047
196716.383
196616.517
196516.691
196416.799
196316.947
196217.054
196117.217
196017.438

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by United Nations, National statistical offices, Eurostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Death rate, crude. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-death-rate-crude (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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