Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Lesotho
Lesotho: Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Lesotho, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Lesotho is 86.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Lesotho peaked at 96.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 1980.
Lesotho ranks 125th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 56.0% | — |
| 1981 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 61.0% | +8.9% |
| 1983 | 66.0% | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 74.0% | +12.1% |
| 1985 | 82.0% | +10.8% |
| 1986 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 79.0% | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 84.0% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 79.0% | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 85.0% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 83.0% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 92.0% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | -4.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 86.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.5%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 86.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.5%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 71.6% | 56.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.2% | 82.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.3% | 79.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 83.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.2% | 86.0% | 95.0% | 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)
- 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 vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Lesotho?
- Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Lesotho was 86.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 1980.
- How does Lesotho rank for vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Lesotho ranks 125th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the combined diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine in a given year.