Health in Lesotho 851 indicators covering health for Lesotho. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Inequality in life expectancy 0.2999 2023 down 8.4% 13th Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita 0.2999 2023 down 8.4% 13th Child mortality rate by household wealth 6.19 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 23.6% 21st Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care 30.0% 2022 up 11.9% 38th Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care 56.4% 2022 up 7.2% 31st Maternal mortality ratio vs. GDP per capita 566.21 deaths per 100,000 live births 2020 down 45.6% 8th Maternal mortality ratio 566.21 deaths per 100,000 live births 2020 down 45.6% 9th The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 566.21 deaths per 100,000 live births 2020 down 45.6% 9th Number of maternal deaths by region 334.06 deaths 2020 down 44.6% 64th Maternal mortality ratio vs. births attended by skilled health staff 566.21 deaths per 100,000 live births 2020 down 45.6% 9th Maternal mortality ratio vs. neonatal mortality 566.21 deaths per 100,000 live births 2020 down 45.6% 9th Maternal deaths by income group 334.06 deaths 2020 down 44.6% 64th Maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate 566.21 deaths per 100,000 live births 2020 down 45.6% 9th Number of maternal deaths 334.06 deaths 2020 down 44.6% 64th Maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income 566.21 deaths per 100,000 live births 2020 down 45.6% 8th Monitoring of sustainable tourism 0 tables 2019 — 97th People using safely managed drinking water services, urban 69.4% 2024 up 12.4% 57th Prevalence of anemia among children 51.4% 2019 up 4.5% 40th Share of births attended by skilled health staff 86.6% 2018 up 40.8% 126th Births attended by skilled health staff 86.6% 2018 up 40.8% 126th Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV 260,000 2024 down 7.1% 23rd Prevalence of current tobacco use 28.0% 2024 up 3.3% 38th Prevalence of current tobacco use, females 6.6% 2024 down 18.5% 81st Prevalence of current tobacco use, males 49.4% 2024 up 7.2% 17th Physicians 0.235 per 1,000 people 2022 up 240.6% 160th Medical doctors per 1,000 people 0.235 per 1,000 people 2022 up 240.6% 160th Share of the population living with HIV 17.1% 2024 down 30.6% 3rd Vaccination coverage 86.0% 2024 down 2.3% 118th Tuberculosis deaths by HIV status 3,000 deaths 2024 down 46.4% 15th Tuberculosis case fatality rate 36.0% 2024 down 12.2% 2nd Life satisfaction vs. child mortality 4.38 2025 down 10.7% 128th Rate of new tuberculosis cases 548 cases per 100,000 people 2024 down 35.8% 4th Tuberculosis deaths by region 4,400 deaths 2024 down 34.3% 36th Tuberculosis death rate 187 deaths per 100,000 people 2024 down 41.9% 1st Tuberculosis deaths 4,400 deaths 2024 down 34.3% 36th People using safely managed sanitation services, rural 47.8% 2024 up 43.3% 50th Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV 62.0% 2024 down 13.9% 1st Life expectancy 54.69 years 2020 up 20.0% 159th Share of young men and women living with HIV 3.1% 2024 down 31.1% 3rd Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV 3,200 2024 down 78.7% 45th AIDS estimated deaths 4,000 UNAIDS estimates 2024 down 48.7% 25th Current health expenditure per capita, PPP 385.6 current international $ 2023 up 33.0% 137th Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP 50.89 current international $ 2023 up 26.0% 162nd Domestic general government health expenditure 5.8% 2023 down 4.5% 37th Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP 50.89 current international $ 2023 up 26.0% 168th Domestic general government health expenditure per capita 56.83 current US$ 2023 down 22.4% 140th Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare 13.2% 2023 down 5.3% 153rd Tuberculosis treatment success rate 82.0% 2023 up 17.1% 113th Health spending per person by source 178.69 current international $ 2023 up 10.6% 135th Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending 46.3% 2023 down 16.9% 118th Private health spending per person 50.89 current international $ 2023 up 26.0% 168th Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP 5.8% 2023 down 4.5% 37th New HIV infections 3,174 infections 2024 down 79.3% 46th Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella 90.0% 2024 up 1.1% 94th HIV/AIDS deaths 3,956 deaths 2024 down 49.6% 25th Daily cost of a healthy diet 5.24 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day 2024 up 46.0% 29th Terrorism deaths by region 0 deaths 2021 — 58th Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV 2,700 2024 down 79.2% 43rd People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 20.9% 2024 up 1,117.0% 102nd New HIV infections averted by prevention of mother-to-child transmission 1,366 infections 2024 down 48.8% 20th ← Previous Page 8 of 15 Next →