[1][2][3] A 2019 World Health Organization report indicated that Lesotho had a suicide rate of 87.5 per 100,000 people.
[citation needed] According to 2020 data by the World Health Organization, 1,539 people died by suicide in Lesotho that year, accounting for 4.62% of total deaths in the country.
[citation needed] Reasons behind the suicide rates in Lesotho include poverty, unemployment, bad living conditions and gender-based violence.
[2] Evidence suggests a relationship between suicidal behaviour and economical variables, affecting countries with high poverty rates.
[7] Lesotho has no national mental health policy and the country's only psychiatric unit hasn't had a psychiatrist since 2017.