Table 1. Drought incidence in Lesotho and Swaziland, 1980–2017.
| Reference | Country and drought period | Mortality rate/10,000 | Emergency thresholds/10,000 | Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Drought | CMR | <5MR | CMR | <5MR | ||
| [16, 29–33] | Lesotho | 1981–83 | 0.4–0.4 | 3.1–2.9 | 0.8 | 2.1 | Drought impacts were aggravated by severe land degradation. |
| 1990–92 | 0.3–0.3 | 2.4–2.3 | 0.8 | 2.1 | |||
| 2001–03 | 0.5–0.5 | 3.2–3.3 | 0.8 | 2.1 | |||
| 2007–08 | 0.5–0.5 | 3.3–3.2 | 0.8 | 2.1 | |||
| 2009–13 | 0.4–0.4 | 3.0–2.7 | 0.8 | 2.1 | |||
| 2015–16 | 2.5–2.2 | 9.3–8.9 | 0.8 | 2.1 | |||
| [16, 29–33] | Swaziland | 1981 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 2.1 | The persistently high <5MR could reflect the country’s weak drought resilience. |
| 1984 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 2.1 | |||
| 1990 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 2.1 | |||
| 1994–95 | 0.3–0.3 | 2.3–2.4 | 0.8 | 2.1 | |||
| 2001–03 | 0.4–0.4 | 3.4–3.5 | 0.8 | 2.1 | |||
| 2006–07 | 0.4–0.4 | 3.4–3.2 | 0.8 | 2.1 | |||
| 2011–13 | 0.4–0.4 | 2.4–2.2 | 0.8 | 2.1 | |||
| 2015–16 | 1.6–1.6 | 5.8–5.6 | 0.8 | 2.1 | |||
CMR denotes crude mortality rate; <5MR denotes under five mortality rate