Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 87.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Lesotho, 2016–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Lesotho is 87.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 97.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Lesotho peaked at 97.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2017.
That places Lesotho 127th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.8% | 0.0% | 92.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 90.8% | 87.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
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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 share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Lesotho?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Lesotho was 87.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Lesotho ranks 127th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.7%. 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 Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.