Health in Lesotho 1,102 indicators covering health for Lesotho. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Deaths from cardiovascular diseases by region 5,393 2021 up 14.3% 137th Total disease burden who 1.84 million 2021 up 2.8% 112th Burden of disease who 80,852 2021 down 8.2% 1st Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who 106.11 2021 up 6.7% 78th Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population 59.9% 2023 up 20.5% 19th Male female ratio suicides rates 3 2021 down 1.6% 113th Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year 4,553 2021 down 64.4% 78th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are cl 1,228 2021 down 76.8% 57th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have e 389 2021 down 81.4% 99th Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT 94.0% 2024 down 3.1% 18th Share of women who are smoking 6.9 2022 down 23.3% 82nd Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking 48.5 2022 up 9.7% 19th Share of men who are smoking 48.5 2022 up 9.7% 19th Adults smoking 2007 2018 27.7 2022 up 4.1% 42nd Cases started on MDR-TB treatment 120 2024 down 21.1% 66th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population 24.7% 2023 down 8.5% 14th Share healthy diet unaffordable 77.5 2024 up 9.6% 13th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are ba 2,873 2021 down 21.6% 73rd Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) 8.8 2014 up 25.7% 81st Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.18 2014 down 2.1% 115th Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) 6 2014 up 13.2% 145th Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs 387,421 2024 down 25.1% 76th Child deaths from streptococcus by disease 14 2015 down 12.5% 78th Births attended by skilled health personnel 88.8% 2024 up 13.8% 132nd Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of total 52.12 2019 down 23.2% 26th Number of new leprosy cases 1 2024 down 50.0% 119th Low birth weight prevalence 14.4% 2020 down 2.7% 36th Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage amon 89.0% 2025 — 123rd Low birth weight number 8.6 2020 up 1.2% 91st Number of new hivaids infections who 3,200 2024 down 78.7% 45th Reported rabies deaths 0 2024 down 100.0% 61st Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate 361,000 2030 up 38.3% 113th Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy 3,940 2025 down 47.2% 24th Concentrations of fine particulate matter 21.98 2023 up 11.8% 78th Death rate road traffic injuries 31.9 2019 up 15.2% 19th New or unknown treatment history cases: Pulmonary, bacteriologically c 2,807 2023 up 6.0% 78th Life satisfaction vs life expectancy 57.38 2023 up 15.8% 234th Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence 21.5% 2030 up 17.5% 32nd Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) 23.0% 2030 up 15.6% 35th Tb patients tested positive for hiv 2,397 2021 down 71.9% 26th Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia 129.94 2019 up 4.8% 105th Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months 51.4% 2019 up 4.5% 40th Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of d 1,414 2019 up 23.1% 145th Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence 1.4% 2024 down 61.1% 19th Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months 109 2019 unchanged 149th Estimated number of MDR/RR-TB incident cases 420 2024 down 61.8% 62nd Mortality caused by road traffic injury 31.9 per 100,000 population 2019 up 15.2% 19th Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female 13.7 per 100,000 female population 2019 up 13.2% 40th Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male 50.6 per 100,000 male population 2019 up 14.0% 12th Ipv vaccine coverage 87 2024 up 97.7% 127th Tb patients living with hiv receiving art 2,207 2021 down 61.7% 25th HIV-positive TB patients on ART (antiretroviral therapy) 97.0% 2024 up 31.1% 69th Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB 84.0% 2022 up 31.2% 38th New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population 0.428 2024 down 55.1% 102nd Treatment success rate: HIV-positive TB cases 80 2023 up 21.2% 55th Prevalence of wasting, weight for height 1.6% 2024 down 42.9% 84th Polio vaccine: inactivated second or third-dose polio vaccine (IPVc) i 57.0% 2025 — 146th International Health Regulations core capacity scores, SPAR version, 2 40 2025 — 112th Prevalence of underweight, weight for age 12.5% 2024 up 19.0% 37th Leprosy registered prevalence rate per 1 000 000 population 0.428 2024 down 70.1% 98th ← Previous Page 14 of 19 Next →