Prevalence of anemia: Value Female All age ranges or no in Lesotho
Lesotho: Prevalence of anemia: Value Female All age ranges or no was 34.2 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Lesotho, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Lesotho is 34.2 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Lesotho peaked at 34.2 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.6 %, in 2011.
Lesotho ranks 48th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Prevalence of anemia: Value Female All age ranges or no in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.1 % | — |
| 2001 | 31 % | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 30 % | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 29 % | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 28.1 % | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 27.3 % | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 26.4 % | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 25.6 % | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 24.9 % | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 24.3 % | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 23.8 % | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 23.6 % | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 23.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 23.7 % | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 24 % | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 24.5 % | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 25.3 % | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 26.1 % | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 27.1 % | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 28.2 % | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 29.5 % | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 30.9 % | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 32.5 % | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 34.2 % | +5.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 34.2 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.9 %, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 34.2 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.95 %, 88% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.87 % | 24.3 % | 32.1 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.99 % | 23.6 % | 28.2 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.77 % | 29.5 % | 34.2 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -71.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 57.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0799 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 87.06 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 50.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0584 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 63.57 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0303 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 33.01 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Lesotho?
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Lesotho was 34.2 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 34.2 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6 % in 2011.
- How does Lesotho rank for prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years)?
- Lesotho ranks 48th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) (percent) — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.