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Africa > Lesotho > Health

BASOTHO HEALTH STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 79 [133rd of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles 70 [148th of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3 78 [137th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB 83 [109th of 153]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural 40 [106th of 140]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total 49 [115th of 144]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban 72 [109th of 141]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural 74 [71st of 146]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total 78 [94th of 150]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban 88 [109th of 147]
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total 15 [119th of 133]
% under-fives with ARI -- 7 [58th of 79]
% under-fives with ARI taken to health provider 49 [44th of 80]
Abortion law > National laws > Physical Health No
Access to sanitation 48% [104th of 129]
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 35.79 births Time series [96th of 184]
ARI treatment > % of children under 5 taken to a health provider 54.4 % Time series [3rd of 52]
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people 27.92 per 1,000 people Time series [60th of 195]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 55.4 % Time series [27th of 76]
Births with health staff 60% [72nd of 116]
Children living with AIDS 27,000 [22nd of 80]
    Children living with AIDS (per capita) 13.2939 per 1,000 people [5th of 80]
Children Underweight Rate 4% [47th of 95]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 30 % Time series [35th of 57]
Dependency ratio per 100 80 [45th of 166]
Diarrhea treatment > % of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding 52.9 % Time series [2nd of 47]
Drinking water availability % 78% [91st of 147]
Drug access 80% [57th of 163]
expenditure per capita > current US$ 49.4 $ Time series [126th of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP 1.03 % Time series [164th of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP 5.47 % Time series [45th of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP 6.5 % Time series [78th of 187]
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 8.7 % Time series [63rd of 141]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health 20.8% [23rd of 179]
Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 60 % Time series [13th of 112]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman 3.4 births per woman Time series [61st of 194]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females 33.2 [186th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males 29.6 [186th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population 31.4 [185th of 186]
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate 28.9% Time series [3rd of 136]
HIV AIDS > Deaths 29,000 Time series [18th of 102]
    HIV AIDS > Deaths (per capita) 16,111.371 per million people Time series [2nd of 102]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 320,000 Time series [19th of 126]
    HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS (per capita) 177.781 per 1,000 people Time series [3rd of 126]
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49 31 [4th of 114]
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years, 31 [4th of 145]
HIVAIDS > children orphaned by AIDS 0-14 years, 73,000 [24th of 82]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people 1.63 per 1,000 people Time series [43rd of 149]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 83 % Time series [136th of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 85 % Time series [119th of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 37 % Time series [133rd of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access 32 % Time series [125th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access 61 % Time series [126th of 173]
Improved water source > % of population with access 79 % Time series [118th of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access 76 % Time series [95th of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access 92 % Time series [124th of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people 695.83 per 100,000 people Time series [4th of 200]
Infant mortality rate 85.22 [23rd of 179]
Infant mortality rate > Female 74.03 deaths/1,000 live births Time series [22nd of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male 83.01 deaths/1,000 live births Time series [24th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total 78.59 deaths/1,000 live births Time series [24th of 225]
life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est.
Life expectancy at birth > Female 39.34 years Time series [219th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male 40.97 years Time series [217th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 40.17 years Time series [219th of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years 35.86 years Time series [182nd of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years 34.49 years Time series [183rd of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years 35.16 years Time series [182nd of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females 40 [183rd of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males 35 [186th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population 38 [184th of 186]
Malaria cases > per 100,000 0 [95th of 94]
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5 46.1 % Time series [4th of 52]
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age > % of children under 5 18 % Time series [30th of 63]
Measles immunization 77 [122nd of 168]
Nutrition > % of children who are still breastfeeding 20-23 months 58 [22nd of 105]
Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months 15 [93rd of 125]
Nutrition > % of households consuming iodized salt 69 [51st of 112]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe 46 [10th of 132]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe 18 [59th of 137]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight severe 4 [50th of 104]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe 5 [70th of 128]
Oral rehydration rate % 10 [62nd of 73]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure 7% [186th of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 18.2 % Time series [183rd of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 101 [115th of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 119 [135th of 185]
Physicians > per 1,000 people 0.05 per 1,000 people Time series [51st of 148]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-1992 17 % [62nd of 106]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003 12 % [61st of 108]
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > % 90.4 % Time series [10th of 62]
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49 23.24 % Time series [3rd of 148]
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 13 % Time series [62nd of 172]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 15.1% [170th of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 150 per 1,000 people [25th of 187]
Probability of not reaching 40 35.4% [25th of 111]
Probability of reaching 65 > Female 46.9% [131st of 159]
Probability of reaching 65 > Male 42.5% [125th of 159]
Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults 1 % Time series [1st of 43]
Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults 38.5 % Time series [1st of 42]
Tobacco > Adult female smokers 1 [114th of 114]
Tobacco > Adult male smokers 38.5 [63rd of 115]
Tobacco > Total adult smokers 19.8 [92nd of 121]
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 6.2% [80th of 185]
Total fertility rate 3.8 [61st of 166]
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 277 [11th of 165]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > % 84.78 % Time series [34th of 178]
Tuberculosis immunisation 95% [60th of 134]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 69.17 % Time series [134th of 171]
Water availability 1,485 cubic meters [137th of 169]

SOURCES: UNICEF; Wikipedia: Abortion law ; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; World Development Indicators database; WHO 2002a; UNHDR; UNICEF; World Health Organization; World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Global Water Supply and Sanitation Assessment 2000 Report and updates provided by UNICEF to the United Nations Millennium Indicator Database; WHO (World Health Organization). 2001. Correspondence on access to essential drugs. Department of Essential Drugs and Medecines Policy. February. Geneva; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations, Demographic Yearbook, 1997; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; Wikipedia: List of countries by life expectancy ; UNHDR; Wikipedia: List of countries by percentage of population suffering from undernourishment ; The World Health Report 2001; UN 2001 via backone.pdf; UN (United Nations). 2001. World Population Prospects 1950-2050: The 2000 Revision. Database. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York.; UN (United Nations). 2001. World Population Prospects 1950-2050: The 2000 Revision. Database. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York; World Health Organization; World Health Organization2005;

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Lesotho, Kingdom of Lesotho

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