Share of children vaccinated with mcv2 in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of children vaccinated with mcv2 was 70 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated with mcv2 in Lesotho, 2001–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children vaccinated with mcv2 in Lesotho is 70, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated with mcv2 in Lesotho peaked at 82 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 46, in 2001.
That places Lesotho 137th out of 184 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated with mcv2 in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 46 | — |
| 2002 | 50 | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 47 | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 56 | +19.1% |
| 2005 | 68 | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 80 | +17.6% |
| 2007 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 79 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 78 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 75 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 74 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 70 | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 69 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 66 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 65 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 67 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 63 | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 72 | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 74 | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 70 | -5.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 70 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74, 95% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 70 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 71, 99% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.33 | 46 | 81 | 9 |
| 2010s | 75.6 | 66 | 82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.5 | 63 | 74 | 6 |
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 share of children vaccinated with mcv2 in Lesotho?
- Share of children vaccinated with mcv2 in Lesotho was 70 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated with mcv2 recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 82 in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated with mcv2 recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 46 in 2001.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of children vaccinated with mcv2?
- Lesotho ranks 137th out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children vaccinated with mcv2 rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children vaccinated with mcv2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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