Age-standardized suicide rates in Lesotho
Lesotho: Age-standardized suicide rates was 36.7 in 2021. β² Rising
Latest (2021)
36.7
Change on year
down 11.2%
World rank
1st
of 184 countries
All-time high
41.34
in 2020
All-time low
15.94
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000β2021
Age-standardized suicide rates in Lesotho, 2000β2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 36.7 for age-standardized suicide rates in 2021.
The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Lesotho peaked at 41.34 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.94, in 2001.
That places Lesotho 1st out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.44 | 15.94 | 27.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.41 | 27.59 | 37.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.02 | 36.7 | 41.34 | 2 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,227 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 382 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4875 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 20,203 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Lesotho?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Lesotho was 36.7 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 41.34 in 2020.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.94 in 2001.
- How does Lesotho rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Lesotho ranks 1st out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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, published as part of Age-standardized suicide rates (per 100 000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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