Key demographic indicators
72.2
Deaths per 1,000 live births2,311,472
PersonsTrends in under-five mortality rate in Lesotho
Child health
Careseeking for ARI – percentage of children (under age 5) with acute respiratory infection symptoms whom advice or treatment was sought from a health facility or provider
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58
Diarrhoea treatment – percentage of children (under age 5) with diarrhoea who received ORS (packets or pre-packaged fluids)
(Per cent) Find out more
40
ITN use by children – percentage of children (under age 5) who slept under an insecticide-treated mosquito net the night prior to the survey
Find out morePercentage of households with at least one insecticide-treated mosquito net (ITN)
Find out morePercentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of DTP-containing vaccine
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87
Percentage of children who received the 2nd dose of measles-containing vaccine, as per administered in the national schedule
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82
Child protection
45
16
Percentage of children (aged 5-17 years) engaged in child labour (economic activities and household chores)
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14
Percentage of children (aged 1-14 years) who experienced any physical punishment and/or psychological aggression by caregivers
(Per cent) Find out more
76
Percentage of women (aged 15-49 years) who consider a husband to be justified in hitting or beating his wife for at least one of the specified reasons
(Per cent) Find out more
24
Percentage of men (aged 15-49 years) who consider a husband to be justified in hitting or beating his wife for at least one of the specified reasons
Find out morePercentage of girls and women (aged 15-49 years) who have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM)
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Child survival
Early childhood
Percentage of children aged 36-59 months attending an early childhood education programme
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46
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3
Percentage of children under age 5 who play with 2 or more types of playthings
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57
Percentage of children under age 5 left alone or under the supervision of another child younger than 10 years of age for more than 1 hour at least once in the last week
(Per cent) Find out more
17
Education
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary entry age
(Per cent) Find out more
85
97
55
22
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HIV/AIDS
Per cent of pregnant women living with HIV receiving effective ARVs for PMTCT (excludes single-dose nevirapine)
(Per cent) Find out more
93
Estimated number of new HIV infections (children aged 0-19 years)
Find out moreReported number of children (aged 0-14 years) receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART)
(Number) Find out more
5,100
Per cent of young people (aged 15-24 years) who were tested for HIV in the last 12 months and received the result of the last test (Female)
Find out morePer cent of young people (aged 15-24 years) who were tested for HIV in the last 12 months and received the result of the last test (Male)
Find out moreEstimated number of new HIV infections (adolescents and young people aged 15-24 years)
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Maternal and newborn health
Postnatal care for mothers – percentage of women (aged 15-49 years) who received postnatal care within 2 days of giving birth (Female)
(Per cent) Find out more
84
Antenatal care 4+ visits – percentage of women (aged 15-49 years) attended at least four times during pregnancy by any provider (Female)
(Per cent) Find out more
77
Skilled birth attendant – percentage of deliveries attended by skilled health personnel (Female)
(Per cent) Find out more
87
Early childbearing – percentage of women (aged 20-24 years) who gave birth before age 18 (Female)
(Per cent) Find out more
14
Maternal mortality ratio (number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births) (Female)
Find out morePostnatal care for newborns – percentage of newborns who have a postnatal contact with a health provider within 2 days of delivery
(Per cent) Find out more
82
Nutrition
Sanitation
48
50
Not available
Not available
Drinking water
28
74
11
10
MICS
Since its inception in 1995, the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys, known as MICS, has become the largest source of statistically sound and internationally comparable data on women and children worldwide. In countries as diverse as Costa Rica, Mali and Qatar, trained fieldwork teams conduct face-to-face interviews with household members on a variety of topics – focusing mainly on those issues that directly affect the lives of children and women.