Lesotho vs Zambia: Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy
Lesotho
93.8%
in 2024
Zambia
94.4%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
8th
Zambia rank
6th
Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy over time
- Lesotho
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 94.4% against 93.8% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.
Lesotho ranks 8th and Zambia ranks 6th of 149 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 10.0% | 2.7% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 59.0% | 7.5% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 90.5% | 3.3% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy, Lesotho or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 94.4% against 93.8% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy between Lesotho and Zambia?
- 0.6%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Zambia rank globally for share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy?
- Lesotho ranks 8th and Zambia ranks 6th of 149 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of individuals diagnosed with HIV who are currently receiving antiretroviral therapy. This is the central estimate.