Lesotho - Immunization

Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children)

The value for Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) in Lesotho was 87.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 17 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 96.00 in 2011 and a minimum value of 17.00 in 2003.

Definition: Child immunization rate, hepatitis B is the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received hepatitis B vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized after three doses.

Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).

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Year Value
2003 17.00
2004 60.00
2005 87.00
2006 91.00
2007 90.00
2008 88.00
2009 91.00
2010 93.00
2011 96.00
2012 95.00
2013 93.00
2014 88.00
2015 83.00
2016 87.00
2017 87.00
2018 87.00
2019 87.00
2020 87.00

Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months)

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Lesotho was 87.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 96.00 in 2011 and a minimum value of 56.00 in 1980.

Definition: Child immunization, DPT, measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received DPT vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against diphtheria, pertussis (or whooping cough), and tetanus (DPT) after receiving three doses of vaccine.

Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).

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Year Value
1980 56.00
1981 56.00
1982 61.00
1983 66.00
1984 74.00
1985 82.00
1986 81.00
1987 79.00
1988 80.00
1989 81.00
1990 82.00
1991 84.00
1992 85.00
1993 86.00
1994 87.00
1995 88.00
1996 87.00
1997 87.00
1998 88.00
1999 88.00
2000 83.00
2001 78.00
2002 84.00
2003 90.00
2004 90.00
2005 89.00
2006 89.00
2007 88.00
2008 88.00
2009 91.00
2010 93.00
2011 96.00
2012 95.00
2013 93.00
2014 88.00
2015 83.00
2016 87.00
2017 87.00
2018 87.00
2019 87.00
2020 87.00

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months)

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Lesotho was 75.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 93.00 in 2015, while its lowest value was 49.00 in 1980.

Definition: Child immunization, measles, measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received the measles vaccination before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against measles after receiving one dose of vaccine.

Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).

See also:

Year Value
1980 49.00
1981 49.00
1982 51.00
1983 53.00
1984 63.00
1985 73.00
1986 76.00
1987 78.00
1988 79.00
1989 79.00
1990 80.00
1991 81.00
1992 81.00
1993 82.00
1994 82.00
1995 83.00
1996 82.00
1997 80.00
1998 79.00
1999 77.00
2000 74.00
2001 70.00
2002 78.00
2003 85.00
2004 84.00
2005 83.00
2006 82.00
2007 81.00
2008 80.00
2009 84.00
2010 88.00
2011 92.00
2012 91.00
2013 90.00
2014 92.00
2015 93.00
2016 90.00
2017 90.00
2018 90.00
2019 90.00
2020 75.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention