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Lesotho

Population total [millions] 2.03
Total Fertility (births per woman) 3.1
Life expectancy at births, total (years) 48.2
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) 72.7
Prevalence of HIV, total [% of population ages 15-49] 23.1
Contraceptive prevalence [% of women ages 15-49] 47
Women ages 20-24 married by age 18 [%] 19

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