Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Lesotho
Lesotho: Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on was 6,400 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Lesotho, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Lesotho is 6,400, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 12.3% on the previous year and down 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Lesotho peaked at 26,000 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6,400, in 2025.
Lesotho ranks 30th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17,000 | — |
| 2001 | 19,000 | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 21,000 | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 23,000 | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 24,000 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 25,000 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 26,000 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 26,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 26,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 26,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 25,000 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 24,000 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 23,000 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 21,000 | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 20,000 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 19,000 | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 17,000 | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 16,000 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 15,000 | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 14,000 | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 12,000 | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 11,000 | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 9,700 | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 8,400 | -13.4% |
| 2024 | 7,300 | -13.1% |
| 2025 | 6,400 | -12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23,300 | 17,000 | 26,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,400 | 14,000 | 25,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,133 | 6,400 | 12,000 | 6 |
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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)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0426 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0411 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Lesotho?
- Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in Lesotho was 6,400 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 26,000 in 2006.
- What is the lowest estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,400 in 2025.
- How does Lesotho rank for estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on?
- Lesotho ranks 30th out of 92 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.3%. 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 Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on WHO methods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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