Children moderately or severely stunted in Lesotho
Lesotho: Children moderately or severely stunted was 92.1 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely stunted in Lesotho is 92.1 num th, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Lesotho peaked at 110.6 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 91.7 num th, in 2023.
That places Lesotho 88th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely stunted in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 110.6 num th | — |
| 2001 | 109.3 num th | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 108.2 num th | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 107.3 num th | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 106.6 num th | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 105.7 num th | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 104.9 num th | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 104.1 num th | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 103.1 num th | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 102.3 num th | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 101.7 num th | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 101.4 num th | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 101.2 num th | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 100.6 num th | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 99.9 num th | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 99.3 num th | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 98.3 num th | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 97.2 num th | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 95.7 num th | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 94.6 num th | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 93.2 num th | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 92.5 num th | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 92 num th | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 91.7 num th | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 92.1 num th | +0.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 92.1 num th is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 304.9 num th, 30% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 92.1 num th is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 564.3 num th, 16% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 106.21 num th | 102.3 num th | 110.6 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.99 num th | 94.6 num th | 101.7 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.3 num th | 91.7 num th | 93.2 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 85 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 124.4 num th compare
- 85 United Kingdom 124.4 num th compare
- 87 Kazakhstan 93.7 num th compare
- 89 Jordan 88.4 num th compare
- 90 Germany 85.2 num th compare
- 91 Guinea-Bissau 85 num th compare
More development goals data for Lesotho
- Red List Index 0.9471 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.7193 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 145.27 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 13 (2025)
- Infant deaths 3,104 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Lesotho?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Lesotho was 92.1 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 110.6 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.7 num th in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Lesotho ranks 88th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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