Total disease burden in Lesotho
Lesotho: Total disease burden was 1.84 million DALYs in 2021. ▼ Falling
Total disease burden in Lesotho, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total disease burden in Lesotho is 1.84 million DALYs, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total disease burden in Lesotho peaked at 2.31 million DALYs in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.77 million DALYs, in 2018.
Lesotho ranks 112th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.05 million DALYs | 1.84 million DALYs | 2.31 million DALYs | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.83 million DALYs | 1.77 million DALYs | 1.91 million DALYs | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.82 million DALYs | 1.80 million DALYs | 1.84 million DALYs | 2 |
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More health data for Lesotho
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 20,203 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 20,491 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 20,958 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 21,166 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 22,125 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 22,257 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total disease burden in Lesotho?
- Total disease burden in Lesotho was 1.84 million DALYs in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total disease burden recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2.31 million DALYs in 2006.
- What is the lowest total disease burden recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.77 million DALYs in 2018.
- How does Lesotho rank for total disease burden?
- Lesotho ranks 112th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total disease burden rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total disease burden. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes.