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Amphetamine use disorder death rate in Lesotho

Lesotho: Amphetamine use disorder death rate was 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.02 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 33.3%
World rank
78th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.03 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
All-time low
0.01 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Amphetamine use disorder death rate in Lesotho, 2000–2021

0.010.0150.020.0250.032000201020212000: 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

In 2021, amphetamine use disorder death rate in Lesotho stood at 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.

That represents a change of down 33.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, amphetamine use disorder death rate in Lesotho peaked at 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.

That places Lesotho 78th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.013 deaths per 100,000 people 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 0.025 deaths per 100,000 people 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 78 Albania 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 78 Armenia 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 78 Bahrain 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 78 Bolivia 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 78 Equatorial Guinea 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 78 Eswatini 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  7. 78 Gabon 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  8. 78 Grenada 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  9. 78 Hungary 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  10. 78 India 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  11. 78 Jamaica 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  12. 78 Lebanon 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  13. 78 Maldives 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  14. 78 Marshall Islands 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  15. 78 Oman 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  16. 78 Philippines 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  17. 78 Qatar 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  18. 78 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  19. 78 Slovakia 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  20. 78 Sudan 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  21. 78 Turkey 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  22. 78 Uzbekistan 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  23. 78 Yemen 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  24. 78 Zambia 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  25. 78 Zimbabwe 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is amphetamine use disorder death rate in Lesotho?
Amphetamine use disorder death rate in Lesotho was 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest amphetamine use disorder death rate recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
What is the lowest amphetamine use disorder death rate recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
How does Lesotho rank for amphetamine use disorder death rate?
Lesotho ranks 78th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is amphetamine use disorder death rate rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Amphetamine use disorder death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Amphetamine use disorder death rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of deaths from amphetamine use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.