Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) was 41.35 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate, male 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 male population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate, male in Lesotho is 41.35 per 100,000 male population, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 16.3% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Lesotho peaked at 49.4 per 100,000 male population in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.28 per 100,000 male population, in 2009.
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, male (per 100,000 male population) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.82 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 18.61 per 100,000 male population | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 19.78 per 100,000 male population | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 21.93 per 100,000 male population | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 23.87 per 100,000 male population | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 24.87 per 100,000 male population | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 21.69 per 100,000 male population | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 25.87 per 100,000 male population | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 18.37 per 100,000 male population | -29.0% |
| 2009 | 18.28 per 100,000 male population | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 37.04 per 100,000 male population | +102.6% |
| 2011 | 39.15 per 100,000 male population | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 29.35 per 100,000 male population | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 32.97 per 100,000 male population | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 38.73 per 100,000 male population | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 38.78 per 100,000 male population | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 37.87 per 100,000 male population | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 37.81 per 100,000 male population | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 40.15 per 100,000 male population | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 41.54 per 100,000 male population | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 49.4 per 100,000 male population | +18.9% |
| 2021 | 41.35 per 100,000 male population | -16.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 41.35 per 100,000 male population is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.3 per 100,000 male population, 5.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 41.35 per 100,000 male population is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.16 per 100,000 male population, 3.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +102.6% | 18.28 per 100,000 male population | 37.04 per 100,000 male population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.21 per 100,000 male population | 18.28 per 100,000 male population | 25.87 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.34 per 100,000 male population | 29.35 per 100,000 male population | 41.54 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.38 per 100,000 male population | 41.35 per 100,000 male population | 49.4 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Lesotho?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Lesotho was 41.35 per 100,000 male 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, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4 per 100,000 male population in 2020.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.28 per 100,000 male population in 2009.
- How does Lesotho rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Lesotho ranks 2nd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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, male (per 100,000 male 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).