Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Lesotho
Lesotho: Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending was 55 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Lesotho, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Lesotho is 55, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Lesotho peaked at 57 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 31, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 148th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31 | — |
| 2001 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 33 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 35 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 37 | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 39 | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 41 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 42 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 43 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 44 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 47 | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 49 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 52 | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 53 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 55 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 56 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 57 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 55 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 53 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 55 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 55 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 55 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 55 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.5 | 31 | 43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.1 | 44 | 57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55 | 55 | 55 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Lesotho?
- Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Lesotho was 55 in 2023, according to Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 57 in 2017.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 31 in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending?
- Lesotho ranks 148th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Universal healthcare coverage (UHC) service coverage is measured on a scale from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) based on the average coverage of essential healthcare services.