Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease … probability in Lesotho
Lesotho: Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease … probability was 36.3 % in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
36.3 %
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
6th
of 197 countries
All-time high
38 %
in 2015
All-time low
23.6 %
in 2000
Years of data
7
2000–2021
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Lesotho, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Lesotho stood at 36.3 %.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Lesotho peaked at 38 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23.6 %, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 6th out of 197 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease … probability in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.6 % | — |
| 2005 | 28.9 % | +22.5% |
| 2010 | 34.5 % | +19.4% |
| 2015 | 38 % | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 36.9 % | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 37.5 % | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 36.3 % | -3.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 36.3 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.6 %, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 36.3 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.7 %, 1.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.25 % | 23.6 % | 28.9 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 36.47 % | 34.5 % | 38 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 36.9 % | 36.3 % | 37.5 % | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Lesotho?
- Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Lesotho was 36.3 % in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 38 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6 % in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes?
- Lesotho ranks 6th out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease (probability). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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