Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Lesotho
Lesotho: Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Lesotho, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Lesotho stood at 86.0%.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Lesotho peaked at 96.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 1980.
That places Lesotho 125th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. 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 economy & growth data for Lesotho
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 57.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0799 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 87.06 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 50.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0584 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 63.57 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0303 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 33.01 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0491 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Lesotho?
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita 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 against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 1980.
- How does Lesotho rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 125th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita 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 against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.