Country profile · LSO
Lesotho
Region · Sub-Saharan Africa Population · 2.3M people
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Health and education
- Death before age 1
- 5.8%
- Maternal deaths per 100,000 births
- 566 / 100,000
- Children per woman
- 2.69
- Expected years of schooling
- 11.0 years
- Tertiary enrollment
- 10%
- Smoking prevalence (men / women)
- 48% / 7%
Income and daily life
- Income inequality (Gini)
- 0.45
- Urban population
- 43%
- Employment in agriculture
- 32%
- Internet use
- 49%
- Adult HIV prevalence
- 19.82%
- Homicides per 100,000 people
- 40.0 / 100k
- Road deaths per 100,000 people
- 20.0 / 100k
- Out-of-pocket health spending
- 15%
- Women married before age 18
- 16%
- Life satisfaction (out of 10)
- 3.19
Religion
- Christianity95%
- Folk and traditional beliefs5%
Major cities
- Maseru
Common hazards
- Drought
Common migration destinations
- South Africa