Health in Lesotho 851 indicators covering health for Lesotho. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Immunization, measles second dose 74.0% 2024 down 5.1% 129th Number of maternal deaths 266.39 Deaths 2023 down 49.5% 64th Maternal mortality ratio 478.02 Deaths per 100 000 live births 2023 down 44.1% 11th 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 Treatment for hypertension, male 29.4% 2019 up 47.0% 116th Treatment for hypertension 43.6% 2019 up 29.4% 92nd Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese 5.7% 2014 down 19.7% 67th Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 — 129th Number of youth deaths 3,758 deaths 2024 down 27.8% 84th Number of deaths ages 10-19 years 393 2024 down 39.5% 111th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female 96 2024 down 17.9% 93rd Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male 124 2024 down 11.4% 95th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, female 103 2024 down 8.8% 94th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, male 127 2024 down 0.8% 98th Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female 160 2024 down 46.7% 110th Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male 233 2024 down 33.4% 114th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female 57 2024 down 69.5% 117th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male 106 2024 down 52.3% 123rd Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female 73 2024 down 80.6% 118th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male 201 2024 down 54.9% 115th Deaths from terrorism, by target 0 deaths 2021 — 2nd Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks 0 deaths 2021 — 58th Suicide and other terrorist attacks 0 attacks 2021 — 79th Deaths from terrorist attacks, by method of attack 0 deaths 2021 — 21st Terrorism deaths rate 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — 58th Deaths from terrorist attacks by method 0 deaths 2021 — 21st Terrorism deaths 0 deaths 2021 — 58th Share of deaths from terrorism 0.0% 2021 — 58th Prevalence of HIV, total 17.1% 2024 down 30.8% 3rd People using safely managed sanitation services, urban 34.7% 2024 up 14.0% 88th External health expenditure channeled through government 45.3% 2023 down 27.0% 70th Mental health and substance use disorders death rate by age group 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — 1st Death rate from cardiomyopathy, myocarditis and endocarditis 16.74 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 4.0% 8th Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases 36.3% 2021 up 3.1% 6th Expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender 40.0% 2021 up 1.5% 6th Healthy life expectancy 44.63 Years 2021 up 4.2% 185th Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 33.8% 2021 up 5.0% 5th Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 40.0% 2021 up 1.5% 6th Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 36.3% 2021 up 3.1% 6th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 3.49 per 100,000 population 2021 up 4.2% 3rd Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female 3.1 per 100,000 female population 2021 up 5.8% 1st Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male 3.91 per 100,000 male population 2021 up 3.2% 6th Suicide mortality rate, female 16.63 per 100,000 female population 2021 up 2.8% 2nd Suicide mortality rate, male 41.35 per 100,000 male population 2021 up 5.6% 2nd Suicide mortality rate 28.66 per 100,000 population 2021 up 4.8% 1st What share of the population living with HIV are women? 62.4% 2024 up 3.4% 31st Prevalence rate of diabetes in adults 8.8 2014 up 25.7% 82nd Child mortality rate 6.4% 2019 down 28.3% 18th Neonatal mortality rate 2.9% 2019 down 19.4% 13th Number of neonatal deaths 1,350 deaths 2019 down 27.8% 87th Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol 1.33 2020 up 23.1% 103rd Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projecte 4.3 2020 up 26.8% 92nd Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, pr 7.39 2020 up 26.3% 90th Low-birthweight babies 14.4% 2020 down 2.2% 37th Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy 94.0% 2024 up 113.6% 7th ← Previous Page 7 of 15 Next →