Cases started on MDR-TB treatment in Lesotho
Lesotho: Cases started on MDR-TB treatment was 120 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
120
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
66th
of 193 countries
All-time high
429
in 2009
All-time low
114
in 2020
Years of data
16
2009–2024
Cases started on MDR-TB treatment in Lesotho, 2009–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 120 for cases started on mdr-tb treatment in 2024.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cases started on mdr-tb treatment in Lesotho peaked at 429 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 114, in 2020.
Lesotho ranks 66th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 429 | 429 | 429 | 1 |
| 2010s | 173.6 | 117 | 238 | 10 |
| 2020s | 122.2 | 114 | 137 | 5 |
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More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 382 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,227 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 27,969 (2025)
- Population, male 48.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 751,340 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 805,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 26,809 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 27,201 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cases started on mdr-tb treatment in Lesotho?
- Cases started on mdr-tb treatment in Lesotho was 120 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest cases started on mdr-tb treatment recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 429 in 2009.
- What is the lowest cases started on mdr-tb treatment recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 114 in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for cases started on mdr-tb treatment?
- Lesotho ranks 66th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cases started on mdr-tb treatment rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Cases started on MDR-TB treatment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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