Percentage of people living with HIV who have suppressed viral loads in Lesotho
Lesotho: Percentage of people living with HIV who have suppressed viral loads was 95 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
95
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
3rd
of 86 countries
All-time high
95
in 2025
All-time low
66
in 2018
Years of data
8
2018–2025
Percentage of people living with HIV who have suppressed viral loads in Lesotho, 2018–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, percentage of people living with hiv who have suppressed viral loads in Lesotho stood at 95. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
Lesotho ranks 3rd of 86 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of people living with HIV who have suppressed viral loads in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 66 | — |
| 2019 | 72 | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 79 | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 83 | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 86 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 90 | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 94 | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 95 | +1.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 95 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.5, 1.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 95 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.5, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69 | 66 | 72 | 2 |
| 2020s | 87.83 | 79 | 95 | 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 percentage of people living with hiv who have suppressed viral loads in Lesotho?
- Percentage of people living with hiv who have suppressed viral loads in Lesotho was 95 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest percentage of people living with hiv who have suppressed viral loads recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 95 in 2025.
- What is the lowest percentage of people living with hiv who have suppressed viral loads recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 66 in 2018.
- How does Lesotho rank for percentage of people living with hiv who have suppressed viral loads?
- Lesotho ranks 3rd out of 86 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of people living with hiv who have suppressed viral loads rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Percentage of people living with HIV who have suppressed viral loads. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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