Lifetime risk of maternal death in Lesotho
Lesotho: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 1.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Lesotho, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in Lesotho stood at 1.3%.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Lesotho peaked at 4.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1997.
That places Lesotho 22nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 3.7% | — |
| 1986 | 3.5% | -6.6% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 3.4% | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 3.3% | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 3.2% | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 3.0% | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 2.7% | -9.5% |
| 1993 | 2.3% | -13.8% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | -25.0% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | -18.2% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | -12.7% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +23.6% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +33.7% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | +35.8% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -16.8% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -17.5% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -18.6% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.3% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.4% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.1593 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1716 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Lesotho?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Lesotho was 1.3% in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1997.
- How does Lesotho rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Lesotho ranks 22nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.