Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Lesotho, 2003–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 86.0% for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Lesotho peaked at 96.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2003.
Lesotho ranks 118th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 17.0% | — |
| 2004 | 60.0% | +252.9% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | +45.0% |
| 2006 | 91.0% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 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 84.0%, 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)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +252.9% | 17.0% | 60.0% |
| 2005 | +45.0% | 60.0% | 87.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.9% | 17.0% | 91.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 83.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.2% | 86.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 118 Czechia 86.0% compare
- 118 Dominican Republic 86.0% compare
- 118 Grenada 86.0% compare
- 118 Libya 86.0% compare
- 118 Mauritania 86.0% compare
- 118 Niger 86.0% compare
- 118 Switzerland 86.0% compare
More reference data data for Lesotho
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5388 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0101 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0549 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Lesotho?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b 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 share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2003.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b?
- Lesotho ranks 118th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b 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 Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B. 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 hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.