Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine was 6,822 one-year-olds in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Lesotho, 2016–2023
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in one-year-olds.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Lesotho is 6,822 one-year-olds, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 28.3% on the previous year and down 78.6% over ten years.
Lesotho ranks 99th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32,132 one-year-olds | 4,500 one-year-olds | 57,254 one-year-olds | 4 |
| 2020s | 4,405 one-year-olds | 1,623 one-year-olds | 6,822 one-year-olds | 4 |
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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 number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Lesotho?
- Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Lesotho was 6,822 one-year-olds in 2023, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 57,254 one-year-olds in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,623 one-year-olds in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Lesotho ranks 99th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of one-year-olds who have not had the first dose of the inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.