Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex was 519 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Lesotho, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 519 for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.8% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Lesotho peaked at 895 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 519, in 1990.
That places Lesotho 60th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 519 | — |
| 1991 | 549 | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 640 | +16.6% |
| 1993 | 665 | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 833 | +25.3% |
| 2007 | 895 | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 752 | -16.0% |
| 2023 | 582 | -22.6% |
| 2024 | 519 | -10.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 519 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 607, 86% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 519 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 495.5, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 641.2 | 519 | 833 | 5 |
| 2000s | 823.5 | 752 | 895 | 2 |
| 2020s | 550.5 | 519 | 582 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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More development goals data for Lesotho
- Red List Index 0.9471 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.7193 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 145.27 (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 number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Lesotho?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Lesotho was 519 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 895 in 2007.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 519 in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex?
- Lesotho ranks 60th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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