Health in Lesotho 712 indicators covering health for Lesotho. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred 0 deaths 2025 — 34th Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending 55 2023 up 5.8% 148th Coverage of essential health services 55 2023 up 5.8% 148th The Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Service Coverage Index 55 2023 up 5.8% 150th 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 Share in poverty vs. life expectancy 57.38 years 2023 up 15.8% 234th Life expectancy vs. health spending 57.38 years 2023 up 15.8% 234th Birth rate vs. death rate 24.11 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 19.6% 58th Child mortality rate 7.2% 2023 down 15.5% 13th Food supply vs. life expectancy 57.38 years 2023 up 15.8% 234th Life expectancy of women vs. men 60.01 years 2023 up 15.5% 233rd Life expectancy at birth 57.38 years 2023 up 15.8% 234th Life expectancy at birth, by sex 54.62 years 2023 up 15.8% 234th Child mortality rate 7.2% 2023 down 15.5% 13th Number of deaths, by world region 24,612 deaths 2023 down 22.8% 135th Births and deaths per year 24,612 deaths 2023 down 22.8% 135th Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy 57.38 years 2023 up 15.8% 234th Number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations 53,261 people 2023 down 8.7% 130th Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages 5.09 years 2023 up 14.6% 103rd Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages 1.1 2023 down 0.3% 43rd Sex gap in life expectancy 5.39 years 2023 up 12.1% 96th Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 4.11 years 2023 up 7.0% 110th Female life expectancy at birth 60.01 years 2023 up 15.5% 233rd Number of deaths 24,612 deaths 2023 down 22.8% 135th Death rate 10.65 deaths per 1,000 people 2023 down 31.3% 37th Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles 12,594 one-year-olds 2023 up 123.4% 92nd Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio 6,822 one-year-olds 2023 up 21.0% 108th Infant mortality rate 5.7% 2023 down 14.7% 10th Number of children who die before age 5 4,009 deaths 2023 down 22.5% 75th Number of infants who die before age 1 3,152 deaths 2023 down 22.7% 75th Number of deaths 24,612 deaths 2023 down 22.8% 135th Deaths by age group 14 deaths 2023 up 40.0% 138th Number of infant deaths 3,060.0% 2023 down 30.7% 75th Neonatal mortality rate 2.87 Deaths per 1000 live births 2023 down 18.3% 15th Life expectancy at birth 57.38 years 2023 up 15.8% 234th Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 57.38 years 2023 up 15.8% 234th Number of children who die before age 5, by world region 4,009 deaths 2023 down 22.5% 75th Annual death rates at different ages 59.12 deaths per 1,000 people 2023 down 15.1% 10th Remaining life expectancy at different ages 57.37 years 2023 up 15.8% 234th Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females 7 years 2023 up 3.6% 161st Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males 54.62 years 2023 up 15.8% 234th Life expectancy, source comparison 57.38 years 2023 up 15.8% 234th Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex 53.09 deaths per 1,000 people 2023 down 15.3% 10th Male life expectancy at birth 54.62 years 2023 up 15.8% 234th Life expectancy 57.37 years 2023 up 15.8% 234th Annual death rates at different ages in females 53.09 deaths per 1,000 people 2023 down 15.3% 10th Annual death rates at different ages in males 65.04 deaths per 1,000 people 2023 down 15.0% 10th Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita 5.39 years 2023 up 12.1% 96th Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality 5.39 years 2023 up 12.1% 96th Sex ratio in life expectancy 1.1 2023 down 0.3% 43rd Mortality rates at age 25 0.5454 deaths per 1,000 people 2023 down 41.0% 6th Mortality rates at age 65 5.18 deaths per 1,000 people 2023 down 22.9% 1st Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality 0.225 2023 down 14.8% 7th Deaths by age group 4,009 deaths 2023 down 22.5% 75th Life expectancy at birth, by sex 60.01 years 2023 up 15.5% 233rd ← Previous Page 6 of 12 Next →