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Suicide mortality rate in Lesotho

Lesotho: Suicide mortality rate was 28.66 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
28.66 per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 14.1%
World rank
1st
of 185 countries
All-time high
33.38 per 100,000 population
in 2020
All-time low
11.43 per 100,000 population
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Suicide mortality rate in Lesotho, 2000–2021

1015202530352000201020212000: 12.7 per 100,000 population2001: 11.4 per 100,000 population2002: 12.6 per 100,000 population2003: 14.8 per 100,000 population2004: 15.5 per 100,000 population2005: 17.2 per 100,000 population2006: 19 per 100,000 population2007: 21.4 per 100,000 population2008: 16.4 per 100,000 population2009: 15.8 per 100,000 population2010: 26 per 100,000 population2011: 27.3 per 100,000 population2012: 21.7 per 100,000 population2013: 24.1 per 100,000 population2014: 28 per 100,000 population2015: 27.9 per 100,000 population2016: 26.7 per 100,000 population2017: 26.1 per 100,000 population2018: 27.9 per 100,000 population2019: 28.8 per 100,000 population2020: 33.4 per 100,000 population2021: 28.7 per 100,000 population

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 population.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 28.66 per 100,000 population for suicide mortality rate in 2021.

That represents a change of down 14.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Lesotho peaked at 33.38 per 100,000 population in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.43 per 100,000 population, in 2001.

Lesotho ranks 1st of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.68 per 100,000 population 11.43 per 100,000 population 21.39 per 100,000 population 10
2010s 26.45 per 100,000 population 21.71 per 100,000 population 28.77 per 100,000 population 10
2020s 31.02 per 100,000 population 28.66 per 100,000 population 33.38 per 100,000 population 2

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 2 South Korea 27.53 per 100,000 population compare
  2. 3 Eswatini 27.23 per 100,000 population compare
  3. 4 Guyana 24.78 per 100,000 population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is suicide mortality rate in Lesotho?
Suicide mortality rate in Lesotho was 28.66 per 100,000 population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
What is the highest suicide mortality rate recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 33.38 per 100,000 population in 2020.
What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 11.43 per 100,000 population in 2001.
How does Lesotho rank for suicide mortality rate?
Lesotho ranks 1st out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)
Unit
per 100,000 population
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,104 data points, 2000–2021
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Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).