Tuberculosis death rate in Lesotho
Lesotho: Tuberculosis death rate was 187 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis death rate in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 187 for tuberculosis death rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 11.0% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis death rate in Lesotho peaked at 493 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 187, in 2024.
Lesotho ranks 1st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis death rate in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 268 | — |
| 2001 | 418 | +56.0% |
| 2002 | 384 | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 350 | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 441 | +26.0% |
| 2005 | 493 | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 468 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 443 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 483 | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 476 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 464 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 420 | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 394 | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 366 | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 322 | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 311 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 281 | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 260 | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 242 | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 235 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 229 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 239 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 236 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 210 | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 187 | -11.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 187 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21, 8.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 187 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.5, 6.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis death rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +56.0% | 268 | 418 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 422.4 | 268 | 493 | 10 |
| 2010s | 329.5 | 235 | 464 | 10 |
| 2020s | 220.2 | 187 | 239 | 5 |
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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 tuberculosis death rate in Lesotho?
- Tuberculosis death rate in Lesotho was 187 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 493 in 2005.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 187 in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for tuberculosis death rate?
- Lesotho ranks 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis death rate rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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