Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals was 4,431 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals in Lesotho, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Lesotho is 4,431, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 57.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Lesotho peaked at 10,874 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4,431, in 2025.
That places Lesotho 24th out of 115 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8,047 | — |
| 2011 | 10,874 | +35.1% |
| 2012 | 10,719 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 10,126 | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 10,617 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 10,495 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 9,588 | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 7,660 | -20.1% |
| 2018 | 8,104 | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 7,972 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 7,495 | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 6,738 | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 5,560 | -17.5% |
| 2023 | 4,824 | -13.2% |
| 2024 | 4,673 | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 4,431 | -5.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 4,431 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 886, 5.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 4,431 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,508, 98% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +35.1% | 8,047 | 10,874 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9,420 | 7,660 | 10,874 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,620 | 4,431 | 7,495 | 6 |
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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Lesotho?
- Number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals in Lesotho was 4,431 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 10,874 in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,431 in 2025.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals?
- Lesotho ranks 24th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of pregnant women living with hiv who received antiretrovirals rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.8%. 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 pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals for preventing mother-to-child transmission. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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