Age-standardized suicide rates (per 100 000 population) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Age-standardized suicide rates was 36.7 in 2021. ▲ 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
2000–2021
Age-standardized suicide rates in Lesotho, 2000–2021
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.
Age-standardized suicide rates in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.4 | — |
| 2001 | 15.94 | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 17.2 | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 19.45 | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 20.58 | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 22.11 | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 23.69 | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 27.22 | +14.9% |
| 2008 | 20.74 | -23.8% |
| 2009 | 20.1 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 33.75 | +67.9% |
| 2011 | 35.29 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 27.59 | -21.8% |
| 2013 | 30.76 | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 36.09 | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 37.01 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 35.91 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 34.71 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 36.17 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 36.77 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 41.34 | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 36.7 | -11.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 36.7 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.86, 4.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 36.7 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.39, 3.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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)
- 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 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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