HIV/AIDS deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: HIV/AIDS deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per capita was 0.007 deaths per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
HIV/AIDS deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per capita in Lesotho, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per person.
Analysis
In 2024, hiv/aids deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per capita in Lesotho stood at 0.007 deaths per person.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hiv/aids deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0079 deaths per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per person, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 2nd of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
HIV/AIDS deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | deaths per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 1992 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 1993 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 1994 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 1995 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 1996 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 1997 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 1998 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 1999 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 2000 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0001 deaths per person | +282.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 deaths per person | +86.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 deaths per person | +243.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0019 deaths per person | +127.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0035 deaths per person | +90.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0052 deaths per person | +46.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0061 deaths per person | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0067 deaths per person | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.007 deaths per person | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.007 deaths per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0071 deaths per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0071 deaths per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0071 deaths per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0074 deaths per person | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0077 deaths per person | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0079 deaths per person | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0079 deaths per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0078 deaths per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0078 deaths per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0078 deaths per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0074 deaths per person | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.007 deaths per person | -4.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.007 deaths per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0001 deaths per person, 53.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.007 deaths per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0005 deaths per person, 15.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where HIV/AIDS deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +282.2% | 0 deaths per person | 0.0001 deaths per person |
| 2005 | +243.4% | 0.0002 deaths per person | 0.0008 deaths per person |
| 2006 | +127.9% | 0.0008 deaths per person | 0.0019 deaths per person |
| 2007 | +90.2% | 0.0019 deaths per person | 0.0035 deaths per person |
| 2004 | +86.4% | 0.0001 deaths per person | 0.0002 deaths per person |
| 2008 | +46.1% | 0.0035 deaths per person | 0.0052 deaths per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 deaths per person | 0 deaths per person | 0 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0018 deaths per person | 0 deaths per person | 0.0061 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0073 deaths per person | 0.0067 deaths per person | 0.0079 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0076 deaths per person | 0.007 deaths per person | 0.0078 deaths per person | 5 |
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- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7473 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hiv/aids deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per capita in Lesotho?
- Hiv/aids deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per capita in Lesotho was 0.007 deaths per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest hiv/aids deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0079 deaths per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest hiv/aids deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per person in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for hiv/aids deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 2nd out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hiv/aids deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of HIV/AIDS deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
HIV/AIDS deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
HIV/AIDS deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Hivaids deaths and averted due to art Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
HIV/AIDS deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.