Number of people dying from HIV-related causes in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of people dying from HIV-related causes was 3,400 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people dying from HIV-related causes in Lesotho, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people dying from hiv-related causes in Lesotho is 3,400, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.8% on the previous year and down 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people dying from hiv-related causes in Lesotho peaked at 19,000 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3,400, in 2025.
That places Lesotho 26th out of 139 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Number of people dying from HIV-related causes in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13,000 | — |
| 2001 | 15,000 | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 17,000 | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 18,000 | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 19,000 | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 19,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18,000 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 15,000 | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 12,000 | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 11,000 | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 9,600 | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 9,000 | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 8,900 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 9,000 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 9,300 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 9,300 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8,700 | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 7,900 | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 7,100 | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 6,500 | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 5,800 | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 5,000 | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 4,500 | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 4,200 | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 3,900 | -7.1% |
| 2025 | 3,400 | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15,700 | 11,000 | 19,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,530 | 6,500 | 9,600 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,467 | 3,400 | 5,800 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people dying from hiv-related causes in Lesotho?
- Number of people dying from hiv-related causes in Lesotho was 3,400 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of people dying from hiv-related causes recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 19,000 in 2004.
- What is the lowest number of people dying from hiv-related causes recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,400 in 2025.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of people dying from hiv-related causes?
- Lesotho ranks 26th out of 139 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people dying from hiv-related causes rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of people dying from HIV-related causes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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