Lesotho

Selected Rankings - 1998

#37
in the world
Fertility Rate - Age 45-49
25.30 per 1,000 women
#41
in the world
Fertility Rate - Age 40-44
71.60 per 1,000 women

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Population - 1998


AgeTotalFemaleMale
Total1,896,603968,281928,322
  Rank143
0-4245,152121,512123,640
    Rank137137137
5-9228,437113,801114,636
    Rank140140141
10-14237,171118,575118,596
    Rank137137138
15-19235,028119,792115,236
    Rank137137137
20-24193,434100,95492,480
    Rank139136140
25-29144,27875,51268,766
    Rank143140145
30-34117,30161,24556,056
    Rank144143144
35-39101,33552,60548,730
    Rank144143147
40-4483,98542,61641,369
    Rank146144147
45-4970,74234,92835,814
    Rank145142145
50-5457,28828,03729,251
    Rank143141142
55-5947,31924,01723,302
    Rank141141143
60-6442,52122,42620,095
    Rank140140140
65-6936,90719,90217,005
    Rank139139138
70-7427,18615,02012,166
    Rank138137137
75-7917,1159,8587,257
    Rank137136136
80-848,0064,9933,013
    Rank138138141
85-892,6081,875733
    Rank143137149
90-94671519152
    Rank141135148
95-991108624
    Rank126122141
100+981
    Rank124120177
 

Birth Rates - 1998


·Gross Reproduction Rate1.95 Per 1,000 Rank: 70
·Ratio at Birth - Male to Female1.03 RatioRank: 189
·Total Fertility Rate3.96 Births Per WomanRank: 71
·Fertility Rate
·15-1951.10 Per 1,000 WomenRank: 105
·20-24178.70 Per 1,000 WomenRank: 83
·25-29186.20 Per 1,000 WomenRank: 81
·30-34158.10 Per 1,000 WomenRank: 72
·35-39121.90 Per 1,000 WomenRank: 61
·40-4471.60 Per 1,000 WomenRank: 41
·45-4925.30 Per 1,000 WomenRank: 37

Growth Rates - 1998


·Growth Rate0.68 PercentRank: 158
·Natural Growth1.85 PercentRank: 97
·Births Per 100030.71 Per 1,000Rank: 67
·Net Migrants per 1000-11.74 Per 1,000Rank: 207

Mortality Rates - 1998


·Life Expectancy55.46 YearsRank: 191
·Female57.33 YearsRank: 190
·Male53.64 YearsRank: 191
·Deaths Per 100012.17 Per 1,000Rank: 41
·Infant Mortality Rate74.49 Per 1,000 BirthsRank: 44
·Female68.42 Per 1,000 BirthsRank: 44
·Male80.39 Per 1,000 BirthsRank: 44
·Mortality Rate - Age 1-431.20 Per 1,000 BirthsRank: 53
·Female30.11 Per 1,000 BirthsRank: 54
·Male32.27 Per 1,000 BirthsRank: 49
·Mortality Rate - Under Age 5103.37 Per 1,000 BirthsRank: 48
·Female96.47 Per 1,000 BirthsRank: 48
·Male110.07 Per 1,000 BirthsRank: 48

Land Area


·Area
·Square Miles11,720
·Square Kilometers30,355
·Area Rank
·AfricaRank: 44
·WorldwideRank: 144