Number of stillbirths in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of stillbirths was 1,292 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Lesotho, 2000–2023
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2023, number of stillbirths in Lesotho stood at 1,292. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Lesotho peaked at 2,151 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1,292, in 2023.
That places Lesotho 87th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,968 | 1,769 | 2,151 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,619 | 1,413 | 1,757 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,323 | 1,292 | 1,366 | 4 |
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More health data for Lesotho
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 27,969 (2025)
- Population, male 48.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 751,340 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 805,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 26,809 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 27,201 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 27,293 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 27,660 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 27,631 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 27,651 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Lesotho?
- Number of stillbirths in Lesotho was 1,292 in 2023, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of stillbirths recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2,151 in 2002.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,292 in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of stillbirths?
- Lesotho ranks 87th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of stillbirths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation