Immunization, Pol3 in Lesotho
Lesotho: Immunization, Pol3 was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Pol3 in Lesotho, 1980–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
In 2024, immunization, pol3 in Lesotho stood at 86.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Lesotho peaked at 98.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 1981.
Lesotho ranks 122nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, Pol3 in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 56.0% | — |
| 1981 | 54.0% | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 59.0% | +9.3% |
| 1983 | 64.0% | +8.5% |
| 1984 | 72.0% | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 80.0% | +11.1% |
| 1986 | 79.0% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 78.0% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 82.0% | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 78.0% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 84.0% | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 92.0% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | -33.7% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | +33.8% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 70.2% | 54.0% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.5% | 82.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.1% | 78.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.2% | 85.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 65.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.1593 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1694 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.0688 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1716 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in Lesotho?
- Immunization, pol3 in Lesotho was 86.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 1981.
- How does Lesotho rank for immunization, pol3?
- Lesotho ranks 122nd out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 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 and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/), published as part of Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Child immunization rate, polio, is the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received polio vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized after three doses.