People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate) in Lesotho
Lesotho: People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate) was 260,000 low estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Lesotho, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in low estimate.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people living with hiv/aids, total in Lesotho is 260,000 low estimate, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Lesotho peaked at 260,000 low estimate in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4,100 low estimate, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 14th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,100 low estimate | — |
| 1991 | 9,300 low estimate | +126.8% |
| 1992 | 20,000 low estimate | +115.1% |
| 1993 | 38,000 low estimate | +90.0% |
| 1994 | 66,000 low estimate | +73.7% |
| 1995 | 100,000 low estimate | +51.5% |
| 1996 | 140,000 low estimate | +40.0% |
| 1997 | 170,000 low estimate | +21.4% |
| 1998 | 190,000 low estimate | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 210,000 low estimate | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 220,000 low estimate | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 220,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 230,000 low estimate | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 230,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 240,000 low estimate | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 240,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 250,000 low estimate | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 250,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 260,000 low estimate | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 260,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 260,000 low estimate is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 150,000 low estimate, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 260,000 low estimate is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 140,000 low estimate, 1.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +126.8% | 4,100 low estimate | 9,300 low estimate |
| 1992 | +115.1% | 9,300 low estimate | 20,000 low estimate |
| 1993 | +90.0% | 20,000 low estimate | 38,000 low estimate |
| 1994 | +73.7% | 38,000 low estimate | 66,000 low estimate |
| 1995 | +51.5% | 66,000 low estimate | 100,000 low estimate |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94,740 low estimate | 4,100 low estimate | 210,000 low estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 240,000 low estimate | 220,000 low estimate | 260,000 low estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 11 Democratic Republic of Congo 430,000 low estimate compare
- 12 Cote d'Ivoire 390,000 low estimate compare
- 13 Botswana 300,000 low estimate compare
- 15 Ghana 230,000 low estimate compare
- 16 Sudan 210,000 low estimate compare
- 17 Chad 170,000 low estimate compare
- 17 Eswatini 170,000 low estimate 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)
- 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 people living with hiv/aids, total in Lesotho?
- People living with hiv/aids, total in Lesotho was 260,000 low estimate in 2009, according to UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
- What is the highest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 260,000 low estimate in 2008.
- What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,100 low estimate in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Lesotho ranks 14th out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
- Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as part of People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated total number of people with HIV/AIDS is the number of people living with HIV. Depending on the reliability of the data available, there may be more or less uncertainty surrounding each estimate.