Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy was 93.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Lesotho, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 93.8% for share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 112.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Lesotho peaked at 93.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 8th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.2% | — |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +183.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +62.6% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | +354.2% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +99.8% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | +126.5% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | +34.1% |
| 2009 | 26.9% | +34.8% |
| 2010 | 32.7% | +21.5% |
| 2011 | 33.5% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 36.8% | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 40.4% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 44.1% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 51.1% | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 60.8% | +18.9% |
| 2017 | 68.4% | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 77.2% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 81.0% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 84.3% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 86.6% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 90.4% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 93.8% | +3.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 93.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76.0%, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 93.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.2%, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +354.2% | 0.7% | 3.3% |
| 2003 | +183.1% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| 2007 | +126.5% | 6.6% | 14.9% |
| 2006 | +99.8% | 3.3% | 6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 0.0% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 32.7% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 81.0% | 93.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More reference data data for Lesotho
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5388 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0101 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0549 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Lesotho?
- Share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Lesotho was 93.8% in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 93.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy?
- Lesotho ranks 8th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of individuals diagnosed with HIV who are currently receiving antiretroviral therapy. This is the central estimate.