Death rate from poisoning ghe in Lesotho
Lesotho: Death rate from poisoning ghe was 3.6 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
3.6
Change on year
down 11.5%
World rank
2nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
4.07
in 2020
All-time low
1.58
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from poisoning ghe in Lesotho, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 3.6 for death rate from poisoning ghe in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.5% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from poisoning ghe in Lesotho peaked at 4.07 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.58, in 2001.
Lesotho ranks 2nd of 194 countries on this measure, 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 | 2.21 | 1.58 | 2.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.31 | 2.81 | 3.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.83 | 3.6 | 4.07 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 death rate from poisoning ghe in Lesotho?
- Death rate from poisoning ghe in Lesotho was 3.6 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from poisoning ghe recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 4.07 in 2020.
- What is the lowest death rate from poisoning ghe recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.58 in 2001.
- How does Lesotho rank for death rate from poisoning ghe?
- Lesotho ranks 2nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from poisoning ghe rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from poisoning ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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