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.
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 |
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- 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 08, male, interpolated 27,969 (2025)
- Population, male 48.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 751,340 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 805,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 26,809 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 27,201 (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.