Lesotho UNGASS Country Report - December 2007

Epidemiological Overview

Lesotho has the third highest adult HIV prevalence in the world at 23.2%. There are an estimated 62 new HIV infections and about 50 deaths due to AIDS each day, as shown in Figure 1. There are an estimated 270,273 people living with HIV in Lesotho as of end 2007. Of these, there are 11,801 infected children and 258,472 infected adults. Females continue to be more infected with an estimated 153,581 infected compared to 116,692 males. There has been no significant change in the national adult HIV prevalence since 2005. The entinel surveillance conducted in 2007 showed that there is no major difference in HIV prevalence among women attending ANC clinics.