UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Lesotho
Lesotho: UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access was 46 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
46
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
148th
of 194 countries
All-time high
64
in 2016
All-time low
31
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Lesotho, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Lesotho stood at 46.
The figure is down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Lesotho peaked at 64 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 31, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 148th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31 | — |
| 2001 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 33 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 40 | +21.2% |
| 2012 | 46 | +15.0% |
| 2013 | 52 | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 56 | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 60 | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 64 | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 62 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 52 | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 46 | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 51 | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 47 | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 46 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 46 | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 46 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 46 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.5, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.9 | 31 | 33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.1 | 33 | 64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.5 | 46 | 51 | 4 |
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)
- 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 uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Lesotho?
- Uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Lesotho was 46 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 64 in 2016.
- What is the lowest uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 31 in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access?
- Lesotho ranks 148th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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