Vaccination coverage in Lesotho
Lesotho: Vaccination coverage was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Lesotho, 2003–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, vaccination coverage in Lesotho stood at 86.0%.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Lesotho peaked at 96.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2003.
That places Lesotho 118th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.9% | 17.0% | 91.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 83.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.2% | 86.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 118 Czechia 86.0% compare
- 118 Dominican Republic 86.0% compare
- 118 Grenada 86.0% compare
- 118 Libya 86.0% compare
- 118 Mauritania 86.0% compare
- 118 Niger 86.0% compare
- 118 Switzerland 86.0% compare
More health data for Lesotho
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,227 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 382 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 20,203 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 20,491 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 20,958 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 21,166 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 22,125 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 22,257 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage in Lesotho?
- Vaccination coverage in Lesotho was 86.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2003.
- How does Lesotho rank for vaccination coverage?
- Lesotho ranks 118th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vaccination coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.