Newborns protected against tetanus in Lesotho
Lesotho: Newborns protected against tetanus was 83.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Lesotho, 1991–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 83.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Lesotho peaked at 85.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1991.
Lesotho ranks 72nd of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.3% | 5.0% | 85.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 78.5% | 73.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.6% | 83.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.8% | 83.0% | 85.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Lesotho
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 27,969 (2025)
- Population, male 48.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 751,340 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 805,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 26,809 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 27,201 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 27,293 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 27,660 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 27,631 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 27,651 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Lesotho?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Lesotho was 83.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1991.
- How does Lesotho rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Lesotho ranks 72nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Newborns protected against tetanus (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Newborns protected against tetanus are the percentage of births by women of child-bearing age who are immunized against tetanus.