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Lesotho (LSO)

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IndicatorValueRankYear
Intentional homicides38.241862023
Road traffic deaths31.91722019
Suicide mortality rate28.661852021
Military spending (% of GDP)1.57762024
Control of corruption41.731152024

What each indicator means

Intentional homicides
Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 people.
Road traffic deaths
Deaths from road traffic injuries per 100,000 people.
Suicide mortality rate
Deaths by suicide per 100,000 people. Reporting practices differ between countries.
Military spending (% of GDP)
Defence spending as a share of the economy (GDP), covering equipment and personnel.
Control of corruption
An estimate from 0 to 100 of how far public power is kept from being used for private gain. Higher means corruption is better contained.

Where this country stands

For each indicator below, the country's figure is placed against all 206 countries and areas covered by the same source. The median is the middle value once every country is ordered by that indicator.

IndicatorValueRankMedianRanked 1stRanked last
Intentional homicides38.24 per 100,000186 / 1962.63 per 100,000Turks & Caicos Islands 76.34
Road traffic deaths31.9 per 100,000172 / 19014.9 per 100,000Antigua & Barbuda 0Dominican Republic 64.6
Suicide mortality rate28.66 per 100,000185 / 1857.39 per 100,000St. Vincent & Grenadines 0.41Lesotho 28.66
Military spending (% of GDP)1.57 %76 / 1641.75 %Haiti 0.07Ukraine 34.48
Control of corruption41.73 score 0-100115 / 20643.14 score 0-100Denmark 94.16South Sudan 6.06

Countries ranked next to it: Bahamas, St. Lucia, Tanzania, Guinea-Bissau, South Korea, Senegal, Honduras, India