Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Lesotho
Lesotho: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per was 0.1112 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Lesotho, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.1112 units per person for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Lesotho peaked at 0.1475 units per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0105 units per person, in 1990.
That places Lesotho 4th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0105 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0168 units per person | +60.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0256 units per person | +52.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0373 units per person | +45.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0508 units per person | +36.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0666 units per person | +31.0% |
| 1996 | 0.076 units per person | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0905 units per person | +19.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1001 units per person | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1048 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1098 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.115 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1203 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1259 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1268 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1331 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1337 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1382 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1424 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1414 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1453 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.144 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1475 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1459 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1442 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1425 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1408 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1344 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1328 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1313 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1252 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1238 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1181 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1168 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1112 units per person | -4.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.1112 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0043 units per person, 25.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.1112 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0097 units per person, 11.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +60.3% | 0.0105 units per person | 0.0168 units per person |
| 1992 | +52.3% | 0.0168 units per person | 0.0256 units per person |
| 1993 | +45.7% | 0.0256 units per person | 0.0373 units per person |
| 1994 | +36.2% | 0.0373 units per person | 0.0508 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0579 units per person | 0.0105 units per person | 0.1048 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1287 units per person | 0.1098 units per person | 0.1424 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1409 units per person | 0.1313 units per person | 0.1475 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.119 units per person | 0.1112 units per person | 0.1252 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4669 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,227 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 382 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.8108 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0548 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7473 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Lesotho?
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Lesotho was 0.1112 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1475 units per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0105 units per person in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per?
- Lesotho ranks 4th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV UNAIDS estimates
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.