Area Database (v4.4)

Child stunting and wasting
Percentage of stunted children
Subnational regions
Lesotho
All years

Percentage of stunted children

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Lesotho (Africa)  
Total 45.8 44.9 44.0 43.1 42.2 41.3 40.4 39.5 38.6 37.7 36.5 35.2 34.0 32.7 33.2 33.6 34.1 34.5 35.0 35.4 35.9
Berea 29.9 30.5 31.1 31.7 32.3 32.9 33.6 34.2 34.8 35.4 33.3 31.1 29.0 26.8 29.7 32.7 35.6 38.5 41.4 44.4 47.3
Butha-Buthe 45.2 43.8 42.3 40.9 39.5 38.0 36.6 35.2 33.7 32.3 34.6 37.0 39.3 41.6 38.6 35.6 32.5 29.5 26.5 23.5 20.4
Leribe 33.2 33.6 34.1 34.6 35.1 35.6 36.1 36.5 37.0 37.5 35.5 33.4 31.4 29.3 29.4 29.5 29.6 29.7 29.8 29.9 30.0
Mafeteng 35.8 35.8 35.8 35.8 35.8 35.8 35.9 35.9 35.9 35.9 32.6 29.2 25.9 22.5 23.9 25.2 26.6 27.9 29.3 30.6 32.0
Maseru 63.9 59.9 56.0 52.0 48.1 44.1 40.2 36.2 32.3 28.3 28.5 28.7 28.8 29.0 30.3 31.6 32.9 34.2 35.5 36.8 38.1
Mohale s Hoek 33.0 34.0 35.1 36.1 37.1 38.2 39.2 40.2 41.3 42.3 41.8 41.3 40.8 40.3 39.3 38.4 37.4 36.4 35.4 34.5 33.5
Mokhotlong 52.1 51.8 51.6 51.3 51.0 50.8 50.5 50.2 50.0 49.7 48.3 46.8 45.4 43.9 43.9 43.9 43.9 43.9 43.9 43.9 43.9
Qasha s Nek 56.7 55.0 53.4 51.7 50.0 48.4 46.7 45.0 43.4 41.7 39.4 37.0 34.7 32.3 32.6 32.9 33.1 33.4 33.7 34.0 34.2
Quthing 60.2 57.8 55.5 53.1 50.7 48.4 46.0 43.6 41.3 38.9 37.8 36.8 35.7 34.6 34.7 34.8 34.9 35.0 35.1 35.2 35.3
Thaba-Tseka 56.3 55.6 55.0 54.4 53.8 53.2 52.6 51.9 51.3 50.7 48.7 46.7 44.6 42.6 42.9 43.1 43.4 43.6 43.9 44.1 44.4
Lighter numbers are estimates