GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being in Lesotho
Lesotho: GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being was 0.72 5 year moving average in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.72 5 year moving average
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
144th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.762 5 year moving average
in 2020
All-time low
0.556 5 year moving average
in 2004
Years of data
20
2004–2023
GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being in Lesotho, 2004–2023
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.
Analysis
In 2023, goal 3: good health and well-being in Lesotho stood at 0.72 5 year moving average.
That represents a change of up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goal 3: good health and well-being in Lesotho peaked at 0.762 5 year moving average in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.556 5 year moving average, in 2004.
Lesotho ranks 144th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 5 year moving average | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.556 5 year moving average | — |
| 2005 | 0.562 5 year moving average | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.562 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.625 5 year moving average | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 0.625 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.625 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.667 5 year moving average | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.667 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.667 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.667 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.667 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.632 5 year moving average | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.667 5 year moving average | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.667 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.667 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.667 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.762 5 year moving average | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 0.76 5 year moving average | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.72 5 year moving average | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.72 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.72 5 year moving average is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.76 5 year moving average, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.72 5 year moving average is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.76 5 year moving average, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5925 5 year moving average | 0.556 5 year moving average | 0.625 5 year moving average | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.6635 5 year moving average | 0.632 5 year moving average | 0.667 5 year moving average | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7405 5 year moving average | 0.72 5 year moving average | 0.762 5 year moving average | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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- 144 Central African Republic 0.72 5 year moving average compare
- 144 Gabon 0.72 5 year moving average compare
- 144 Guinea-Bissau 0.72 5 year moving average compare
- 144 Kiribati 0.72 5 year moving average compare
- 144 Lebanon 0.72 5 year moving average compare
- 144 Namibia 0.72 5 year moving average compare
- 144 Nigeria 0.72 5 year moving average compare
- 144 Pakistan 0.72 5 year moving average compare
- 144 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.72 5 year moving average compare
- 144 Syria 0.72 5 year moving average compare
- 144 Venezuela 0.72 5 year moving average compare
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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 goal 3: good health and well-being in Lesotho?
- Goal 3: good health and well-being in Lesotho was 0.72 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
- What is the highest goal 3: good health and well-being recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.762 5 year moving average in 2020.
- What is the lowest goal 3: good health and well-being recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.556 5 year moving average in 2004.
- How does Lesotho rank for goal 3: good health and well-being?
- Lesotho ranks 144th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goal 3: good health and well-being rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
SDG Goal 3 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database