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Homicide rate in Lesotho

Lesotho: Homicide rate was 39.76 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
39.76 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
6th
of 194 countries
All-time high
46.54 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
38.5 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2012
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Homicide rate in Lesotho, 2000–2021

010203040502000201020212000: 46.5 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 40.2 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 40.1 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 43.8 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 43.9 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 44.5 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 46.3 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 46.1 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 43.5 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 42 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 41.4 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 39.9 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 38.5 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 38.6 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 40.8 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 44.1 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 43.9 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 43.7 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 41.7 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 41.5 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 40.5 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 39.8 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

In 2021, homicide rate in Lesotho stood at 39.76 deaths per 100,000 people.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate in Lesotho peaked at 46.54 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 38.5 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2012.

Lesotho ranks 6th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 43.72 deaths per 100,000 people 40.14 deaths per 100,000 people 46.54 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 41.4 deaths per 100,000 people 38.5 deaths per 100,000 people 44.07 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 40.16 deaths per 100,000 people 39.76 deaths per 100,000 people 40.55 deaths per 100,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 3 Venezuela 62.84 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 4 Jamaica 51.87 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 5 Bahamas 43.95 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 7 Belize 38.47 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 8 Trinidad and Tobago 37.33 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 9 Colombia 35.63 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate in Lesotho?
Homicide rate in Lesotho was 39.76 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 46.54 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 38.5 deaths per 100,000 people in 2012.
How does Lesotho rank for homicide rate?
Lesotho ranks 6th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is homicide rate rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Homicide rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.