Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Lesotho, Kingdom of
Lesotho, Kingdom of: Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate was 478 in 2023. β² Rising
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Lesotho, Kingdom of, 1985β2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Lesotho, Kingdom of recorded 478 for maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Lesotho, Kingdom of peaked at 1,387 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 312, in 1997.
Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 11th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 687.4 | 680 | 711 | 5 |
| 1990s | 456.3 | 312 | 665 | 10 |
| 2000s | 709.7 | 413 | 1,387 | 10 |
| 2010s | 762.1 | 467 | 1,311 | 10 |
| 2020s | 515.25 | 477 | 577 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho, Kingdom of
- 8 Benin 518 compare
- 9 Guinea-Bissau 505 compare
- 10 Guinea 494 compare
- 12 Madagascar, Republic of 445 compare
- 13 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 427 compare
- 14 Burundi 392 compare
More gender data for Lesotho, Kingdom of
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,291 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 26,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,880 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,319 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,717 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 26,150 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 25,706 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 26,127 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 25,957 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 26,370 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- Maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Lesotho, Kingdom of was 478 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The highest recorded value was 1,387 in 2009.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The lowest recorded value was 312 in 1997.
- How does Lesotho, Kingdom of rank for maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate?
- Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 11th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate rising or falling in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho, Kingdom of data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.