Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Lesotho
Lesotho: Maternal mortality ratio who gho was 478.02 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
478.02
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
11th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,387
in 2009
All-time low
312.25
in 1997
Years of data
39
1985–2023
Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Lesotho, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality ratio who gho in Lesotho is 478.02, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio who gho in Lesotho peaked at 1,387 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 312.25, in 1997.
That places Lesotho 11th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 687.71 | 679.97 | 711.4 | 5 |
| 1990s | 456.23 | 312.25 | 665.14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 709.8 | 412.62 | 1,387 | 10 |
| 2010s | 762.05 | 467.01 | 1,311 | 10 |
| 2020s | 515.14 | 476.93 | 576.89 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 8 Benin 518.23 compare
- 9 Guinea-Bissau 505.37 compare
- 10 Guinea 494.12 compare
- 12 Madagascar 445.43 compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of Congo 427.05 compare
- 14 Burundi 391.98 compare
More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 382 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,227 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 27,969 (2025)
- Population, male 48.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 751,340 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 805,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 26,809 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 27,201 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio who gho in Lesotho?
- Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Lesotho was 478.02 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio who gho recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1,387 in 2009.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio who gho recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 312.25 in 1997.
- How does Lesotho rank for maternal mortality ratio who gho?
- Lesotho ranks 11th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio who gho rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. 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 Maternal mortality ratio who gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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