Deaths from drug use disorders by age who in Lesotho
Lesotho: Deaths from drug use disorders by age who was 1.57 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.57
Change on year
down 11.3%
World rank
109th
of 192 countries
All-time high
1.8
in 2019
All-time low
0.92
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Deaths from drug use disorders by age who in Lesotho, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, deaths from drug use disorders by age who in Lesotho stood at 1.57.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from drug use disorders by age who in Lesotho peaked at 1.8 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.92, in 2001.
Lesotho ranks 109th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths from drug use disorders by age who in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.14 | — |
| 2001 | 0.92 | -19.3% |
| 2002 | 1.01 | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 1.14 | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 1.14 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.26 | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 1.31 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 1.38 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 1.31 | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 1.31 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.52 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 1.55 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.47 | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 1.52 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 1.61 | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 1.65 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.68 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.7 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.74 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.8 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.77 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.57 | -11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.19 | 0.92 | 1.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.62 | 1.47 | 1.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 | 1.57 | 1.77 | 2 |
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- 106 Kuwait 1.73 compare
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1694 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.0688 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from drug use disorders by age who in Lesotho?
- Deaths from drug use disorders by age who in Lesotho was 1.57 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from drug use disorders by age who recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 in 2019.
- What is the lowest deaths from drug use disorders by age who recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.92 in 2001.
- How does Lesotho rank for deaths from drug use disorders by age who?
- Lesotho ranks 109th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from drug use disorders by age who rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 from drug use disorders by age who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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