About Lesotho

Lesotho is a small, mountainous, and landlocked country, surrounded by its much larger neighbor, South Africa. It has a population of about 2.2 million, and nominal gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of $1,091 in 2021.
 
Lesotho remains vulnerable to both existing and new infectious diseases including the COVID–19 pandemic. 
 
High HIV/AIDS prevalence and tuberculosis (TB) remain Lesotho’s greatest health challenges. The HIV prevalence rate in Lesotho is 25% in the adult population (15-49 years), the second highest in the world. In 2020 the incidence of TB stood at 650 cases per 100,000. While high health costs exert more pressure to the fiscal burden, high HIV/AIDS and TB rates continue to contribute to persistently high inequality and poverty.  
 
Source: worldbank.org/en/country/lesotho/overview