Health in Lesotho

1,102 indicators covering health for Lesotho.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Orphans 0-17 years currently living 110,000 low estimate 2009 up 450.0% 15th
Orphans 0-17 years currently living 130,000 2009 up 381.5% 17th
Government health expenditure per capita 48 current US$ 2009 up 242.9% 16th
Commitments to recipient countries 72.97 2010 up 367.2% 43rd
Disbursements to recipient countries 70.73 2010 up 6,050.4% 46th
Reported cases of urethral discharge among men 13,899 2023 down 8.5% 16th
Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection 58.8% 2024 down 6.8% 21st
Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life 59.0% 2018 up 11.6% 17th
Children aged <5 years wasted for age 2.8% 2014 down 50.0% 56th
Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, high uncertainty 31 per 100,000 population 2011 down 3.1% 31st
Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, low uncertainty 7.7 per 100,000 population 2011 up 79.1% 31st
Number of HIV positive pregnant women receiving antiretrovirals 10,105 2011 up 1,130.8% 14th
HIV positive pregnant women receiving antiretrovirals, using WHO/UNAID 70.0% 2011 up 900.0% 16th
HIV positive pregnant women receiving antiretrovirals, using WHO/UNAID 55.0% 2011 up 816.7% 10th
New HIV infections, low estimate 20,000 2009 down 20.0% 13th
New HIV infections, high estimate 27,000 2009 down 20.6% 15th
HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years 25.2% 2009 down 3.1% 3rd
HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years 22.3% 2009 down 1.3% 3rd
New HIV infections (0-14 years), high estimate 4,500 2009 down 40.0% 19th
New HIV infections (0-14 years), low estimate 1,100 2009 down 69.4% 18th
New HIV infections 2,900 0-14 years 2009 down 50.0% 17th
New HIV infections 23,000 2009 down 20.7% 11th