HIV-related deaths — all countries

HIV-related deaths — Lesotho

HIV-related deaths in Lesotho in 2024 — 4,000 people. Ranked 111 in the world out of 136. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 69.2%.

2024 4,000 people −2.44% vs 2023
World rank 111of 136
Period maximum 19,000 people2004
Period minimum 4,000 people2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · people

HIV-related deaths — Lesotho, 2000–202405,00010,00015,00020,0002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 13,000 people2001: 15,000 people2002: 16,000 people2003: 18,000 people2004: 19,000 people2005: 18,000 people2006: 17,000 people2007: 14,000 people2008: 11,000 people2009: 9,400 people2010: 8,200 people2011: 7,600 people2012: 7,700 people2013: 7,800 people2014: 7,800 people2015: 7,600 people2016: 7,000 people2017: 6,300 people2018: 5,600 people2019: 5,400 people2020: 5,000 people2021: 4,600 people2022: 4,300 people2023: 4,100 people2024: 4,000 people
Change over the period: −9,000 (−69.23%) Average annual rate: -4.79 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lesotho

Lesotho 4,000 people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 382,840 people
Southern Africa computed 66,900 people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 255,180 people
HIV-related deaths — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 4,000 −100 −2.44%
2023 4,100 −200 −4.65%
2022 4,300 −300 −6.52%
2021 4,600 −400 −8%
2020 5,000 −400 −7.41%
2019 5,400 −200 −3.57%
2018 5,600 −700 −11.11%
2017 6,300 −700 −10%
2016 7,000 −600 −7.89%
2015 7,600 −200 −2.56%
2014 7,800 +0 +0%
2013 7,800 +100 +1.3%
2012 7,700 +100 +1.32%
2011 7,600 −600 −7.32%
2010 8,200 −1,200 −12.77%
2009 9,400 −1,600 −14.55%
2008 11,000 −3,000 −21.43%
2007 14,000 −3,000 −17.65%
2006 17,000 −1,000 −5.56%
2005 18,000 −1,000 −5.26%
2004 19,000 +1,000 +5.56%
2003 18,000 +2,000 +12.5%
2002 16,000 +1,000 +6.67%
2001 15,000 +2,000 +15.38%
2000 13,000

Southern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The estimated number of deaths during a year from causes related to HIV. The wording “related” is not accidental: the virus itself destroys immunity, while the immediate cause of death is usually another infection, most often tuberculosis. This series shows the effect of the arrival of affordable antiretroviral therapy — since the mid-2000s mortality has been falling while the number of people living with HIV keeps growing.

Important: A UNAIDS estimate with an uncertainty interval; the central estimate is taken. Part of these deaths are at the same time counted as tuberculosis deaths in statistics where HIV status is not separated out.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.