UHC service coverage sub-index on infectious diseases in Lesotho
Lesotho: UHC service coverage sub-index on infectious diseases was 50 in 2023. ▲ Rising
UHC service coverage sub-index on infectious diseases in Lesotho, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for uhc service coverage sub-index on infectious diseases in Lesotho is 50, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, uhc service coverage sub-index on infectious diseases in Lesotho peaked at 50 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 154th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
UHC service coverage sub-index on infectious diseases in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11 | — |
| 2001 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 13 | +18.2% |
| 2004 | 14 | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 18 | +28.6% |
| 2006 | 20 | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 24 | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 26 | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 28 | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 30 | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 31 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 33 | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 34 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 36 | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 38 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 40 | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 42 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 43 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 44 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 46 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 47 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 48 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 50 | +4.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 50 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 50 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.5, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where UHC service coverage sub-index on infectious diseases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +28.6% | 14 | 18 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7 | 11 | 28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.1 | 30 | 44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.75 | 46 | 50 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 uhc service coverage sub-index on infectious diseases in Lesotho?
- Uhc service coverage sub-index on infectious diseases in Lesotho was 50 in 2023, according to Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest uhc service coverage sub-index on infectious diseases recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 50 in 2023.
- What is the lowest uhc service coverage sub-index on infectious diseases recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for uhc service coverage sub-index on infectious diseases?
- Lesotho ranks 154th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is uhc service coverage sub-index on infectious diseases rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of UHC service coverage sub-index on infectious diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
UHC service coverage sub-index on infectious diseases is based on four tracer indicators: (i) Tuberculosis, (ii) HIV/AIDS (iii) Malaria (iv) Water, sanitation and hygiene. It is presented on a scale of 0 to 100 index points and is one of the four sub-indexes underlying the overall UHC service coverage index.