Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV was 62.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of tuberculosis patients with hiv in Lesotho is 62.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of tuberculosis patients with hiv in Lesotho peaked at 77.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 2019.
Lesotho ranks 1st of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.0% | — |
| 2001 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75.0% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 74.0% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 72.0% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 70.0% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 66.0% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 62.0% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 62.0% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 62.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.9%, 12.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 62.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.0%, 5.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.9% | 69.0% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 62.0% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.8% | 62.0% | 64.0% | 5 |
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 share of tuberculosis patients with hiv in Lesotho?
- Share of tuberculosis patients with hiv in Lesotho was 62.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of tuberculosis patients with hiv recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of tuberculosis patients with hiv recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of tuberculosis patients with hiv?
- Lesotho ranks 1st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of tuberculosis patients with hiv rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated share of people with tuberculosis who also have HIV.