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DPT immunization coverage — Lesotho

DPT immunization coverage in Lesotho in 2024 — 86%. Ranked 124 in the world out of 192. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 30 pp.

2024 86% −4 pp vs 2023
World rank 124of 192
Period maximum 96%2011
Period minimum 56%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of children aged 12–23 months

DPT immunization coverage — Lesotho, 1980–2024506070809010019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 56%1981: 56%1982: 61%1983: 66%1984: 74%1985: 82%1986: 81%1987: 79%1988: 80%1989: 81%1990: 82%1991: 84%1992: 85%1993: 86%1994: 87%1995: 88%1996: 87%1997: 87%1998: 88%1999: 88%2000: 84%2001: 79%2002: 85%2003: 90%2004: 90%2005: 89%2006: 89%2007: 88%2008: 88%2009: 91%2010: 93%2011: 96%2012: 95%2013: 93%2014: 88%2015: 83%2016: 87%2017: 89%2018: 90%2019: 92%2020: 93%2021: 95%2022: 92%2023: 90%2024: 86%
Change over the period: +30 pp Annual average: 0.68 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lesotho

Lesotho 86%
World 84.8%
Sub-Saharan Africa 74%
Southern Africa computed 75.3%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 88.8%
DPT immunization coverage — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 86 −4 pp
2023 90 −2 pp
2022 92 −3 pp
2021 95 +2 pp
2020 93 +1 pp
2019 92 +2 pp
2018 90 +1 pp
2017 89 +2 pp
2016 87 +4 pp
2015 83 −5 pp
2014 88 −5 pp
2013 93 −2 pp
2012 95 −1 pp
2011 96 +3 pp
2010 93 +2 pp
2009 91 +3 pp
2008 88 +0 pp
2007 88 −1 pp
2006 89 +0 pp
2005 89 −1 pp
2004 90 +0 pp
2003 90 +5 pp
2002 85 +6 pp
2001 79 −5 pp
2000 84 −4 pp
1999 88 +0 pp
1998 88 +1 pp
1997 87 +0 pp
1996 87 −1 pp
1995 88 +1 pp
1994 87 +1 pp
1993 86 +1 pp
1992 85 +1 pp
1991 84 +2 pp
1990 82 +1 pp
1989 81 +1 pp
1988 80 +1 pp
1987 79 −2 pp
1986 81 −1 pp
1985 82 +8 pp
1984 74 +8 pp
1983 66 +5 pp
1982 61 +5 pp
1981 56 +0 pp
1980 56 —

Southern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BW Botswana 95 LS Lesotho 86 SZ Eswatini 84 NA Namibia 74 ZA South Africa 74
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About the indicator

The share of children aged 12–23 months who have received three doses of the combined vaccine against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus. The indicator is used as a gauge of whether the whole system of primary health care works: if a child has had three doses, the family has reached a health facility at least three times.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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