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People living with HIV — Lesotho

People living with HIV in Lesotho in 2024 — 260,000 people. Ranked 121 in the world out of 145. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 18.2%.

2024 260,000 people −3.7% vs 2023
World rank 121of 145
Period maximum 300,000 people2012
Period minimum 220,000 people2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · people

People living with HIV — Lesotho, 2000–2024220,000240,000260,000280,000300,0002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 220,000 people2001: 230,000 people2002: 240,000 people2003: 250,000 people2004: 250,000 people2005: 260,000 people2006: 260,000 people2007: 270,000 people2008: 280,000 people2009: 280,000 people2010: 290,000 people2011: 290,000 people2012: 300,000 people2013: 300,000 people2014: 300,000 people2015: 300,000 people2016: 300,000 people2017: 290,000 people2018: 290,000 people2019: 290,000 people2020: 280,000 people2021: 280,000 people2022: 270,000 people2023: 270,000 people2024: 260,000 people
Change over the period: +40,000 (+18.18%) Average annual rate: 0.7 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Lesotho 260,000 people
World computed 35.23M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 26.29M people
Southern Africa computed 8.86M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 14.5M people
People living with HIV — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 260,000 −10,000 −3.7%
2023 270,000 +0 +0%
2022 270,000 −10,000 −3.57%
2021 280,000 +0 +0%
2020 280,000 −10,000 −3.45%
2019 290,000 +0 +0%
2018 290,000 +0 +0%
2017 290,000 −10,000 −3.33%
2016 300,000 +0 +0%
2015 300,000 +0 +0%
2014 300,000 +0 +0%
2013 300,000 +0 +0%
2012 300,000 +10,000 +3.45%
2011 290,000 +0 +0%
2010 290,000 +10,000 +3.57%
2009 280,000 +0 +0%
2008 280,000 +10,000 +3.7%
2007 270,000 +10,000 +3.85%
2006 260,000 +0 +0%
2005 260,000 +10,000 +4%
2004 250,000 +0 +0%
2003 250,000 +10,000 +4.17%
2002 240,000 +10,000 +4.35%
2001 230,000 +10,000 +4.55%
2000 220,000 — —

Southern Africa, 2024

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

SZ Eswatini 220,000 NA Namibia 220,000 LS Lesotho 260,000 BW Botswana 360,000 ZA South Africa 7.8M
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About the indicator

The estimated number of people of all ages living with HIV at the end of the year. The estimate is built by UNAIDS from sentinel surveillance data, population surveys and treatment registers, so this is not the number of people diagnosed but the calculated number of carriers: some of them do not know their status. Absolute numbers and the share of the population diverge widely — the countries largest by number of carriers and the countries with the highest prevalence barely overlap.

Important: An estimate, not a count. UNAIDS attaches an uncertainty interval to every value, sometimes a wide one; the central estimate is taken here.

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

Other indicators for Lesotho

Diseases HIV prevalence

The share of people aged 15–49 living with HIV.

Lesotho by year Diseases New HIV infections

How many people are infected with HIV in a year — per 1,000 uninfected people aged 15–49.

Lesotho by year Diseases HIV-related deaths

How many people died during the year of causes related to HIV.

Lesotho by year Diseases Tuberculosis cases

How many people fall ill with tuberculosis in a year — the WHO estimate in absolute numbers.

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