Suicide rate in Lesotho

The age-standardised suicide rate in Lesotho was 35.0 per 100,000 people in 2023.

Suicide mortality rate (age-standardised) Deaths per 100,000 people Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: WHO

Lesotho, 2023 35.0 Deaths per 100,000 people

Change from 2022 −0.2per 100,000 people 2022: 35.2 per 100,000 people

Position in 2023 2nd of 185 See the full ranking

Suicide rate in Lesotho over time

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Deaths per 100,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Suicide mortality rate (age-standardised) (deaths per 100,000 people), 2000 to 2023
Period	Lesotho
2023	35.0 per 100,000 people
2022	35.2 per 100,000 people
2021	35.6 per 100,000 people
2020	35.8 per 100,000 people
2019	35.1 per 100,000 people
2018	34.6 per 100,000 people
2017	33.9 per 100,000 people
2016	33.1 per 100,000 people
2015	33.2 per 100,000 people
2014	33.8 per 100,000 people
2013	34.3 per 100,000 people
2012	34.6 per 100,000 people
2011	34.7 per 100,000 people
2010	34.6 per 100,000 people
2009	34.5 per 100,000 people
2008	34.2 per 100,000 people
2007	32.5 per 100,000 people
2006	31.0 per 100,000 people
2005	29.7 per 100,000 people
2004	28.8 per 100,000 people
2003	28.1 per 100,000 people
2002	27.6 per 100,000 people
2001	27.2 per 100,000 people
2000	26.8 per 100,000 people

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In short

That is a change of −0.2 from 35.2 per 100,000 people in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 34.3 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.7.
Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Lesotho has the 2nd highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer: WHO
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code: MH_12 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period: 2000 to 2023 for Lesotho
Provider update: 15 October 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution: Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory

How Lesotho compares in 2023 Neighbouring positions among 185 countries with a value for 2023.

1 Guyana 54.8 per 100,000 people
2 Lesotho 35.0 per 100,000 people
3 Suriname 35.0 per 100,000 people
4 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 27.8 per 100,000 people
5 Gabon 26.3 per 100,000 people
6 Eritrea 25.8 per 100,000 people
7 Central African Republic 24.0 per 100,000 people

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Lesotho by sex

Total 35.0 per 100,000 people2023
Women 11.0 per 100,000 people2023
Men 66.5 per 100,000 people2023

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What this measures

Deaths by suicide per 100,000 people in a year, age-standardised to the WHO standard population (SDG indicator 3.4.2). WHO estimate.

Suicide is under-reported in some countries because of stigma or how deaths are registered.

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