HIV Statistics in Lesotho

According to the Lesotho Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (LePHIA 2017), the first national survey to provide comprehensive information on important HIV/AIDS indicators at national and regional levels, the country has the second-highest prevalence of HIV globally, at a rate of 25.6% for those between 15-59 and 2.1% for ages 0-14. About 306,000 people live with HIV in Lesotho, 15,313 of whom are children under 14 years of age. Of these children, 14,739 are currently on treatment, according to the report.

LePHIA 2020 HIV prevalence in adults by district

Adult prevalence in Lesotho 22.7%

– 90.1% of people living with HIV with known status

-96.9% of people living with HIV on treatment

-91.5% of people living with HIV are virally suppressed ( LePHIA, 2020)

HIV incidence declined by 55% since LePHIA 2016-2017