Health in Lesotho 1,102 indicators covering health for Lesotho. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children 0 2024 — 69th Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment 1 2024 down 66.7% 113th New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per 0 2024 — 69th Children (0-14) living with HIV 6,100 2024 down 67.9% 29th Ipv1 number unvaccinated 6,822 2023 down 78.6% 99th Children living with hiv 6,100 2024 down 67.9% 29th Contraceptive prevalence, any method 67.4% 2024 up 12.0% 26th Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV 500 2024 down 54.5% 29th Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus 0 2023 — 3rd Number of children newly infected with hiv 500 2024 down 54.5% 29th Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv 328.61 2024 down 70.8% 36th Number of female leprosy new cases 0 2024 down 100.0% 102nd National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE 1 2022 unchanged 149th Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method 65.3% 2024 up 9.2% 21st Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases 14,000 2014 down 12.5% 68th Number of new G2D leprosy cases 0 2024 — 86th Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population 0 2024 — 86th Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Prices in 7.92 2022 down 15.1% 64th Taxes as a % of price: total tax 52.7% 2022 up 16.3% 100th Taxes as a % of price: value added tax 13.0% 2022 unchanged 84th Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise 0.0% 2022 — 106th Taxes as a % of price: specific excise 39.6% 2022 up 22.9% 44th Taxes as a % of price: import duties 0.0% 2022 — 38th Taxes as a % of price: other taxes 0.0% 2022 — 57th Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate 19.0% 2022 down 50.0% 46th Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Price in 50 2022 down 7.3% 85th Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on W 6,400 2025 down 66.3% 30th Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height 0.2% 2024 down 66.7% 75th Physical activity policies for activie societies 20 2023 up 100.0% 2nd Physical activity policies focused on active systems 20 2023 up 100.0% 5th Share of one year olds who received the final dose of pneumococcal vac 86 2024 up 196.6% 83rd Diphtheria tetanus pertussis vaccine vs pneumococcal vaccine coverage 86 2024 up 196.6% 83rd Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among children 61 2025 up 52.5% 30th Death rate from poisonings 3.5 2021 up 9.4% 2nd Rotavirus number unvaccinated 8,921 2023 down 47.9% 73rd Share of deaths registered 41.64 2019 — 139th Prevalence of stunting, height for age 35.6% 2024 up 6.6% 13th Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2000 26.15 2022 down 12.3% 2nd Japanese encephalitis - number of reported cases 0 2020 — 19th Mean systolic blood pressure 129.6 2009 up 1.2% 39th Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.6 2009 up 1.8% 30th Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals 4,431 2025 down 57.8% 24th Hiv expenditure 0 2022 down 100.0% 101st Number of new leprosy cases with G2D among children 0 2024 — 35th Neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus (PAB) 83.0% 2022 unchanged 74th Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 7.7% 2024 up 2.7% 29th Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in currency reported 46.35 2020 up 65.5% 90th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax 0.5% 2020 up 13.3% 106th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem exc 0.0% 2020 — 109th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - import duties 0.0% 2020 — 34th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - other taxes 0.0% 2020 — 42nd Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added ta 0.1% 2020 unchanged 83rd Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific excis 0.4% 2020 up 18.8% 51st Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in US$ at official exchange rate 2.77 2020 down 27.5% 93rd Number healthy diet unaffordable 1.80 million 2024 up 20.0% 76th Import of environmentally sound technologies 47.88 million 2020 up 16.3% 149th Percentage of people living with HIV who know their HIV status 98 2025 up 10.1% 1st Percentage of people living with HIV who know their status receiving a 98 2025 up 71.9% 1st Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in PPP$ 7.81 2020 up 8.6% 57th Export of environmentally sound technologies 3.89 million 2020 up 16.2% 137th ← Previous Page 15 of 19 Next →