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.
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 44.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 39.0% | — |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +135.9% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 87.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 87.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.5%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- 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)
- 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)
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.