Deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex in Lesotho
Lesotho: Deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex was 0.5 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.5
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
83rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.53
in 2020
All-time low
0.09
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex in Lesotho, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex in Lesotho stood at 0.5.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex in Lesotho peaked at 0.53 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.09, in 2001.
That places Lesotho 83rd 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.215 | 0.09 | 0.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.416 | 0.34 | 0.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.515 | 0.5 | 0.53 | 2 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,227 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 382 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 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 deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex in Lesotho?
- Deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex in Lesotho was 0.5 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.53 in 2020.
- What is the lowest deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 in 2001.
- How does Lesotho rank for deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex?
- Lesotho ranks 83rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. 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 Deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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