Global vaccination coverage in Lesotho
Lesotho: Global vaccination coverage was 88 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Global vaccination coverage in Lesotho, 2003–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, global vaccination coverage in Lesotho stood at 88.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global vaccination coverage in Lesotho peaked at 96 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 17, in 2003.
That places Lesotho 102nd out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Global vaccination coverage in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 17 | — |
| 2004 | 60 | +252.9% |
| 2005 | 87 | +45.0% |
| 2006 | 91 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 90 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 88 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 91 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 93 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 96 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 95 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 93 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 88 | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 83 | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 87 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 89 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 90 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 92 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 93 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 95 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 92 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 90 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 86 | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 88 | +2.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 88 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 88 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global vaccination coverage in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +252.9% | 17 | 60 |
| 2005 | +45.0% | 60 | 87 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.86 | 17 | 91 | 7 |
| 2010s | 90.6 | 83 | 96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.67 | 86 | 95 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 102 Austria 88 compare
- 102 Kenya 88 compare
- 102 New Zealand 88 compare
- 102 San Marino 88 compare
More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4669 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 382 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.8108 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0548 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7473 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0557 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global vaccination coverage in Lesotho?
- Global vaccination coverage in Lesotho was 88 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global vaccination coverage recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 96 in 2011.
- What is the lowest global vaccination coverage recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 in 2003.
- How does Lesotho rank for global vaccination coverage?
- Lesotho ranks 102nd out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is global vaccination coverage rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Global vaccination coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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