Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Lesotho
Lesotho: Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current was 13.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Lesotho, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Lesotho stood at 13.2%.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Lesotho peaked at 39.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2019.
That places Lesotho 178th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.7% | — |
| 2001 | 38.5% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 37.8% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 32.5% | -14.2% |
| 2004 | 31.5% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 34.4% | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 30.0% | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | -19.9% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 23.5% | +19.0% |
| 2011 | 18.8% | -19.8% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | -17.5% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 15.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -49.7% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | +119.7% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 13.2% | +3.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 13.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 46.9%, 28% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 13.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.0%, 29% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +119.7% | 7.3% | 16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.0% | 19.7% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 7.3% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 12.8% | 16.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4669 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,227 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 382 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.8108 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0548 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7473 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Lesotho?
- Domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Lesotho was 13.2% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current?
- Lesotho ranks 178th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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