Births attended by skilled health personnel in Lesotho
Lesotho: Births attended by skilled health personnel was 88.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
88.8%
World rank
132nd
of 163 countries
All-time high
88.8%
in 2024
All-time low
48.0%
in 2000
Years of data
6
2000–2024
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 88.8% for births attended by skilled health personnel in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health personnel in Lesotho peaked at 88.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 132nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.0% | — |
| 2005 | 55.0% | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 62.0% | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 78.0% | +25.8% |
| 2018 | 86.6% | +11.0% |
| 2024 | 88.8% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.0% | 48.0% | 62.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 82.3% | 78.0% | 86.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 88.8% | 88.8% | 88.8% | 1 |
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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)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0519 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0475 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health personnel in Lesotho?
- Births attended by skilled health personnel in Lesotho was 88.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Lesotho ranks 132nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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, published as part of Births attended by skilled health personnel (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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