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Lesotho: New HIV infections
2per 1000 uninfected population · 2025-78.5% since 2015
New HIV infections (per 1000 uninfected population). WHO Global Health Observatory indicator SDGHIV. Annual figures for Lesotho from 1990 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (per 1000 uninfected population) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2.1 | |
| 2023 | 2.3 | |
| 2022 | 2.5 | |
| 2021 | 3.1 | |
| 2020 | 3.6 | |
| 2019 | 4.4 | |
| 2018 | 4.8 | |
| 2017 | 6.1 | |
| 2016 | 7.6 | |
| 2015 | 9.3 | |
| 2014 | 10.7 | |
| 2013 | 11.7 | |
| 2012 | 11.9 | |
| 2011 | 12.1 | |
| 2010 | 13.1 | |
| 2009 | 14.3 | |
| 2008 | 15.9 | |
| 2007 | 16 | |
| 2006 | 16.8 | |
| 2005 | 16.9 | |
| 2004 | 16.9 | |
| 2003 | 16.8 | |
| 2002 | 17.1 | |
| 2001 | 17.8 | |
| 2000 | 18.2 | |
| 1999 | 19.2 | |
| 1998 | 20.7 | |
| 1997 | 22 | |
| 1996 | 23 | |
| 1995 | 22.8 | |
| 1994 | 20.7 | |
| 1993 | 16.8 | |
| 1992 | 12.6 | |
| 1991 | 8.7 | |
| 1990 | 5.7 |
Source
Published by World Health Organization. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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World Health Organization (2026). New HIV infections. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/who-sdghiv (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.
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