Number healthy diet unaffordable in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number healthy diet unaffordable was 1.80 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.80 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
76th
of 150 countries
All-time high
1.80 million
in 2022
All-time low
1.50 million
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Number healthy diet unaffordable in Lesotho, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, number healthy diet unaffordable in Lesotho stood at 1.80 million. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 20.0% over ten years.
That places Lesotho 76th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number healthy diet unaffordable in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.50 million | — |
| 2018 | 1.60 million | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 1.60 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.70 million | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 1.70 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.80 million | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 1.80 million | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.80 million | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1.80 million is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.10 million, 35% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1.80 million is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.20 million, 16% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.57 million | 1.50 million | 1.60 million | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.76 million | 1.70 million | 1.80 million | 5 |
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 382 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.8108 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0548 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7473 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0557 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number healthy diet unaffordable in Lesotho?
- Number healthy diet unaffordable in Lesotho was 1.80 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.80 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest number healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.50 million in 2017.
- How does Lesotho rank for number healthy diet unaffordable?
- Lesotho ranks 76th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number healthy diet unaffordable rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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 Number healthy diet unaffordable. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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