What is homicide rate, who vs. unodc in Lesotho?

Homicide rate, who vs. unodc in Lesotho was 38.24 homicides per 100,000 population in 2008, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest homicide rate, who vs. unodc recorded in Lesotho?

The highest recorded value was 45.82 homicides per 100,000 population in 2007.

What is the lowest homicide rate, who vs. unodc recorded in Lesotho?

The lowest recorded value was 28.68 homicides per 100,000 population in 1990.

How does Lesotho rank for homicide rate, who vs. unodc?

Lesotho ranks 11th out of 179 countries with data for 2008.

Is homicide rate, who vs. unodc rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Lesotho data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC in Lesotho

Name: Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC in Lesotho
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Lesotho: Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC was 38.24 homicides per 100,000 population in 2008. ▲ Rising

Latest (2008)

38.24 homicides per 100,000 population

Change on year

down 16.5%

World rank

11th

of 179 countries

All-time high

45.82 homicides per 100,000 population

in 2007

All-time low

28.68 homicides per 100,000 population

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2008

Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC in Lesotho, 1990–2008

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.

Analysis

In 2008, homicide rate, who vs. unodc in Lesotho stood at 38.24 homicides per 100,000 population.

The figure is down 16.5% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate, who vs. unodc in Lesotho peaked at 45.82 homicides per 100,000 population in 2007 and was at its lowest, 28.68 homicides per 100,000 population, in 1990.

Lesotho ranks 11th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	34.16 homicides per 100,000 population	28.68 homicides per 100,000 population	43.21 homicides per 100,000 population	5
2000s	42.03 homicides per 100,000 population	38.24 homicides per 100,000 population	45.82 homicides per 100,000 population	2

Countries ranked near Lesotho

8 Haiti 41.15 homicides per 100,000 population
9 Trinidad and Tobago 40.44 homicides per 100,000 population compare
10 Saint Lucia 39.04 homicides per 100,000 population compare
12 Bahamas 32.2 homicides per 100,000 population compare
13 Honduras 31.44 homicides per 100,000 population compare
14 Anguilla 29.14 homicides per 100,000 population compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

More social development data for Lesotho

Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 478 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 27 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Key features of democracy 0.661 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.728 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.873 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.661 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.404 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.512 (2025)

All data for Lesotho →

Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate, who vs. unodc in Lesotho?: Homicide rate, who vs. unodc in Lesotho was 38.24 homicides per 100,000 population in 2008, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest homicide rate, who vs. unodc recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 45.82 homicides per 100,000 population in 2007.
What is the lowest homicide rate, who vs. unodc recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 28.68 homicides per 100,000 population in 1990.
How does Lesotho rank for homicide rate, who vs. unodc?: Lesotho ranks 11th out of 179 countries with data for 2008.
Is homicide rate, who vs. unodc rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC
Unit: homicides per 100,000 population
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 4,154 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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