Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Lesotho
Lesotho: Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes was 36.3 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
36.3
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
5th
of 169 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.
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 5th out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | 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% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 2 Solomon Islands 40.6 compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 25.1 compare
- 3 Fiji 37.9 compare
- 4 Vanuatu 36.8 compare
- 6 Afghanistan 32.7 compare
- 7 Eswatini 32.3 compare
- 7 Samoa 32.3 compare
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 60-64, female, annual growth rate -0.6749 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0113 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 0.0369 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.008 units per person (2025)
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 5th out of 169 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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