Number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia was 0.2 million No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia in Lesotho, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.2 million No for number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia in Lesotho peaked at 0.2 million No in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1 million No, in 2003.
Lesotho ranks 114th of 147 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2 million No | — |
| 2001 | 0.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1 million No | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1 million No | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1 million No | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1 million No | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1 million No | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1 million No | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1 million No | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1 million No | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1 million No | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1 million No | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1 million No | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1 million No | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1 million No | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1 million No | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1 million No | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2 million No | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2 million No | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.2 million No is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.4 million No, 14% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.2 million No is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.35 million No, 15% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.13 million No | 0.1 million No | 0.2 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.12 million No | 0.1 million No | 0.2 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2 million No | 0.2 million No | 0.2 million No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 114 Albania 0.2 million No compare
- 114 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.2 million No compare
- 114 Botswana 0.2 million No compare
- 114 Costa Rica 0.2 million No compare
- 114 Croatia 0.2 million No compare
- 114 Denmark 0.2 million No compare
- 114 Equatorial Guinea 0.2 million No compare
- 114 Finland 0.2 million No compare
- 114 Guinea-Bissau 0.2 million No compare
- 114 Ireland 0.2 million No compare
- 114 Jamaica 0.2 million No compare
- 114 Mongolia 0.2 million No compare
- 114 Namibia 0.2 million No compare
- 114 Norway 0.2 million No compare
- 114 Uruguay 0.2 million No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Lesotho
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0649 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 70.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6715 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5533 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia in Lesotho?
- Number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia in Lesotho was 0.2 million No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2 million No in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 million No in 2003.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia?
- Lesotho ranks 114th out of 147 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia (million) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.