Health in Lesotho 338 indicators covering health for Lesotho. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 75-79, male 4,986 2025 down 17.3% 159th Population ages 80 and above, female 10,726 2025 up 2.3% 149th Population ages 80 and above, male 4,443 2025 down 13.0% 159th Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female 7.0% 2024 up 6.1% 62nd Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male 8.0% 2024 up 5.3% 62nd Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 7.5% 2024 up 5.6% 62nd Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female 31.7% 2024 down 3.1% 18th Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male 38.3% 2024 down 2.3% 14th Prevalence of stunting, height for age 35.0% 2024 down 2.8% 16th Tuberculosis death rate 57 per 100,000 people 2024 up 5.6% 8th Incidence of tuberculosis 548 per 100,000 people 2024 down 35.8% 4th People using at least basic drinking water services, urban 94.7% 2024 up 6.6% 134th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban 45.0% 2024 up 22.5% 162nd People practicing open defecation, urban 3.7% 2024 down 36.2% 23rd People using at least basic drinking water services, rural 70.6% 2024 up 6.5% 133rd People using at least basic sanitation services, rural 49.2% 2024 up 45.1% 128th People using at least basic drinking water services 78.1% 2024 up 8.0% 178th People using safely managed drinking water services 31.3% 2024 up 41.1% 127th People practicing open defecation, rural 19.7% 2024 down 42.6% 29th People using at least basic sanitation services 47.9% 2024 up 38.2% 180th Tuberculosis case detection rate 51.0% 2024 up 2.0% 197th People practicing open defecation 14.8% 2024 down 44.9% 27th Current health expenditure 12.6% 2023 up 14.9% 8th Current health expenditure per capita 122.64 current US$ 2023 down 6.6% 140th Out-of-pocket expenditure 13.2% 2023 down 5.3% 153rd Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita 16.18 current US$ 2023 down 11.6% 166th Domestic general government health expenditure 46.3% 2023 down 16.9% 118th Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP 178.69 current international $ 2023 up 10.6% 135th Domestic private health expenditure 13.2% 2023 down 5.3% 179th Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita 385.6 current international $ 2023 up 33.0% 137th Domestic private health expenditure per capita 16.18 current US$ 2023 down 11.6% 173rd People using safely managed sanitation services 43.8% 2024 up 34.3% 94th Immunization, Hib3 86.0% 2024 down 2.3% 122nd Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women 6 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 22.7% 21st Reported cases of measles 2 Cases 2024 — 130th Child mortality by income level of country 6 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 22.7% 21st Number of infant deaths 3,104 2024 down 27.3% 73rd Number of under-five deaths 3,308 2024 down 29.8% 82nd Number of neonatal deaths 1,582 2024 down 25.6% 87th Child mortality vs. health spending 6 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 22.7% 21st Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles 90.0% 2024 down 2.2% 94th Adolescent fertility rate 69.55 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 2024 down 18.8% 40th Sex ratio at birth 1.03 male births per female births 2024 up 0.2% 200th Domestic general government health expenditure 11.8% 2023 up 12.8% 77th External health expenditure 40.5% 2023 up 33.4% 12th External health expenditure per capita 49.62 current US$ 2023 up 24.6% 11th External health expenditure per capita, PPP 156.03 current international $ 2023 up 77.5% 8th Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age 34.2% 2023 up 44.3% 48th Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women 34.1% 2023 up 47.0% 48th Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women 35.8% 2023 up 16.2% 50th Stillbirth rate 22.7 per 1,000 total births 2023 down 15.3% 13th Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS 81,000 2024 down 32.5% 27th Life expectancy vs. health spending 57.38 years 2023 up 15.8% 234th Immunization, measles second dose 74.0% 2024 down 5.1% 129th Antiretroviral therapy coverage 94.0% 2024 up 113.6% 7th Tuberculosis treatment success rate 82.0% 2023 up 17.1% 112th Prevalence of hypertension, female 46.8% 2019 up 1.1% 12th Prevalence of hypertension, male 32.1% 2019 down 3.9% 154th Prevalence of hypertension 40.1% 2019 down 1.0% 77th Treatment for hypertension, female 51.1% 2019 up 23.1% 89th ← Previous Page 4 of 6 Next →