Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine was 90.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Lesotho, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Lesotho stood at 90.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.4% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Lesotho peaked at 93.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 1980.
Lesotho ranks 94th 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 | 65.0% | 49.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.7% | 77.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.1% | 70.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 88.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 76.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Lesotho
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 20,203 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 20,491 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 20,958 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 21,166 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 22,125 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 22,257 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Lesotho?
- Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Lesotho was 90.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 1980.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine?
- Lesotho ranks 94th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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 Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the measles vaccine in a given year.