Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) was 16.63 per 100,000 female population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
16.63 per 100,000 female population
Change on year
down 8.6%
World rank
2nd
of 185 countries
All-time high
18.2 per 100,000 female population
in 2020
All-time low
4.64 per 100,000 female population
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Suicide mortality rate, female in Lesotho, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 female population.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 16.63 per 100,000 female population for suicide mortality rate, female in 2021.
That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, female in Lesotho peaked at 18.2 per 100,000 female population in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.64 per 100,000 female population, in 2001.
Lesotho ranks 2nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.86 per 100,000 female population | — |
| 2001 | 4.64 per 100,000 female population | -32.4% |
| 2002 | 5.85 per 100,000 female population | +26.1% |
| 2003 | 7.99 per 100,000 female population | +36.6% |
| 2004 | 7.64 per 100,000 female population | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 9.87 per 100,000 female population | +29.2% |
| 2006 | 16.48 per 100,000 female population | +67.0% |
| 2007 | 17.14 per 100,000 female population | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 14.58 per 100,000 female population | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 13.48 per 100,000 female population | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 15.56 per 100,000 female population | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 16.18 per 100,000 female population | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 14.5 per 100,000 female population | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 15.78 per 100,000 female population | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 17.77 per 100,000 female population | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 17.56 per 100,000 female population | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 16.19 per 100,000 female population | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 14.96 per 100,000 female population | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 16.28 per 100,000 female population | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 16.67 per 100,000 female population | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 18.2 per 100,000 female population | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 16.63 per 100,000 female population | -8.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 16.63 per 100,000 female population is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.97 per 100,000 female population, 5.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 16.63 per 100,000 female population is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.52 per 100,000 female population, 4.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.45 per 100,000 female population | 4.64 per 100,000 female population | 17.14 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.14 per 100,000 female population | 14.5 per 100,000 female population | 17.77 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.41 per 100,000 female population | 16.63 per 100,000 female population | 18.2 per 100,000 female population | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, female in Lesotho?
- Suicide mortality rate, female in Lesotho was 16.63 per 100,000 female population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2 per 100,000 female population in 2020.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.64 per 100,000 female population in 2001.
- How does Lesotho rank for suicide mortality rate, female?
- Lesotho ranks 2nd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).