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.
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 |
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More health data for Lesotho
- Number of infants who die before age 1 382 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,227 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 27,969 (2025)
- Population, male 48.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 751,340 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 805,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 26,809 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 27,201 (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.