Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Newborns protected against tetanus (%) was 83.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Lesotho, 1991–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 83.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Lesotho peaked at 85.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1991.
Lesotho ranks 72nd of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.0% | — |
| 1992 | 8.0% | +60.0% |
| 1993 | 20.0% | +150.0% |
| 1994 | 40.0% | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 61.0% | +52.5% |
| 1996 | 84.0% | +37.7% |
| 1997 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 82.0% | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 77.0% | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 73.0% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 76.0% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 83.0% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 83.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.5%, 95% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 83.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.0%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +150.0% | 8.0% | 20.0% |
| 1994 | +100.0% | 20.0% | 40.0% |
| 1992 | +60.0% | 5.0% | 8.0% |
| 1995 | +52.5% | 40.0% | 61.0% |
| 1996 | +37.7% | 61.0% | 84.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.3% | 5.0% | 85.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 78.5% | 73.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.6% | 83.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.8% | 83.0% | 85.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 382 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0557 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Lesotho?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Lesotho was 83.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1991.
- How does Lesotho rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Lesotho ranks 72nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Newborns protected against tetanus (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Newborns protected against tetanus are the percentage of births by women of child-bearing age who are immunized against tetanus.