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Suicide rate in Lesotho

Lesotho: Suicide rate was 40.68 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
40.68 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 10.7%
World rank
1st
of 194 countries
All-time high
45.56 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
All-time low
16.14 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Suicide rate in Lesotho, 2000–2021

010203040502000201020212000: 17.6 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 16.1 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 17.4 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 19.7 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 20.8 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 22.4 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 24.1 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 27.9 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 21.3 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 20.7 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 35.4 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 37.4 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 29.3 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 33 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 39.1 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 40.6 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 39.7 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 38.5 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 40 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 40.7 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 45.6 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 40.7 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

The most recent figure for suicide rate in Lesotho is 40.68 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, suicide rate in Lesotho peaked at 45.56 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.14 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2001.

Lesotho ranks 1st 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.8 deaths per 100,000 people 16.14 deaths per 100,000 people 27.91 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 37.37 deaths per 100,000 people 29.33 deaths per 100,000 people 40.67 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 43.12 deaths per 100,000 people 40.68 deaths per 100,000 people 45.56 deaths per 100,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 2 Eswatini 31.68 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 3 Nauru 30.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 4 Guyana 26.36 deaths per 100,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is suicide rate in Lesotho?
Suicide rate in Lesotho was 40.68 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 suicide rate recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 45.56 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
What is the lowest suicide rate recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 16.14 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
How does Lesotho rank for suicide rate?
Lesotho ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is suicide rate rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 Suicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Suicide 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 age-standardized deaths from self-harm in both sexes, per 100,000 people.