Number of clinical trials in Lesotho

Lesotho: Number of clinical trials was 3 trials in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3 trials
Change on year
up 50.0%
World rank
95th
of 153 countries
All-time high
4 trials
in 2019
All-time low
1 trials
in 2012
Years of data
10
2012–2024

Number of clinical trials in Lesotho, 2012–2024

12342012201820242012: 1 trials2014: 3 trials2015: 1 trials2018: 1 trials2019: 4 trials2020: 2 trials2021: 3 trials2022: 3 trials2023: 2 trials2024: 3 trials

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in trials.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of clinical trials in Lesotho is 3 trials, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 50.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of clinical trials in Lesotho peaked at 4 trials in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1 trials, in 2012.

Lesotho ranks 95th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2 trials 1 trials 4 trials 5
2020s 2.6 trials 2 trials 3 trials 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of clinical trials in Lesotho?
Number of clinical trials in Lesotho was 3 trials in 2024, according to ClinicalTrials.gov (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of clinical trials recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 4 trials in 2019.
What is the lowest number of clinical trials recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 1 trials in 2012.
How does Lesotho rank for number of clinical trials?
Lesotho ranks 95th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of clinical trials rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from ClinicalTrials.gov (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of clinical trials. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of clinical trials
Unit
trials
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
153 places, 2,621 data points, 2000–2024
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Annual number of completed clinical trials registered in the ClinicalTrials.gov database for each country. Registration in the ClinicalTrials database is mandatory for trials in the United States, but voluntary for other countries.