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Suicide mortality rate — Lesotho

Suicide mortality rate in Lesotho in 2021 — 28.7 per 100k. Ranked 185 in the world out of 185. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 126%.

2021 28.7 per 100k −14.14% vs 2020
World rank 185of 185
Period maximum 33.4 per 100k2020
Period minimum 11.4 per 100k2001

Trend over time

2000–2021 · per 100,000 people

Suicide mortality rate — Lesotho, 2000–2021010203040200020032006200920122015201820212000: 12.7 per 100k2001: 11.4 per 100k2002: 12.6 per 100k2003: 14.8 per 100k2004: 15.5 per 100k2005: 17.2 per 100k2006: 19 per 100k2007: 21.4 per 100k2008: 16.4 per 100k2009: 15.8 per 100k2010: 26 per 100k2011: 27.3 per 100k2012: 21.7 per 100k2013: 24.1 per 100k2014: 28 per 100k2015: 27.9 per 100k2016: 26.7 per 100k2017: 26.1 per 100k2018: 27.9 per 100k2019: 28.8 per 100k2020: 33.4 per 100k2021: 28.7 per 100k
Change over the period: +16 (+126.03%) Average annual rate: 3.96 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Lesotho 28.7 per 100k
World 9.1 per 100k
Sub-Saharan Africa 7.3 per 100k
Southern Africa computed 21.6 per 100k
Lower-middle-income countries computed 8.7 per 100k
Suicide mortality rate — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2021 28.7 −4.7 −14.14%
2020 33.4 +4.6 +16.02%
2019 28.8 +0.9 +3.19%
2018 27.9 +1.8 +6.94%
2017 26.1 −0.7 −2.47%
2016 26.7 −1.1 −4.09%
2015 27.9 −0.1 −0.32%
2014 28 +3.8 +15.82%
2013 24.1 +2.4 +11.19%
2012 21.7 −5.6 −20.59%
2011 27.3 +1.4 +5.19%
2010 26 +10.2 +64.29%
2009 15.8 −0.6 −3.65%
2008 16.4 −5 −23.24%
2007 21.4 +2.4 +12.52%
2006 19 +1.9 +10.78%
2005 17.2 +1.6 +10.5%
2004 15.5 +0.8 +5.15%
2003 14.8 +2.2 +17.04%
2002 12.6 +1.2 +10.41%
2001 11.4 −1.3 −9.86%
2000 12.7 — —

Southern Africa, 2021

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

BW Botswana 8.4 NA Namibia 8.6 ZA South Africa 22.3 SZ Eswatini 27.2 LS Lesotho 28.7
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About the indicator

The age-standardized suicide mortality rate per 100,000 people, as estimated by WHO. Standardization makes it possible to compare countries with different age structures. Differences between countries are also strongly affected by the completeness of death cause registration: where such cases are recorded as “injuries of undetermined intent”, the indicator is understated.

Important: The subject is a sensitive one: the data are given solely as WHO medical statistics.

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

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