UHC service coverage in Lesotho

The universal health coverage service index for Lesotho was 55 out of 100 in 2023.

Universal health coverage service coverage index Index from 0 to 100 Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: WHO

Lesotho, 2023 55 Index from 0 to 100

Change from 2022 0points 2022: 55

Position in 2023 148th of 193 See the full ranking

UHC service coverage in Lesotho over time

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Index from 0 to 100. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Universal health coverage service coverage index (index from 0 to 100), 2000 to 2023
Period	Lesotho
2023	55
2022	55
2021	55
2020	55
2019	53
2018	55
2017	57
2016	56
2015	55
2014	53
2013	52
2012	49
2011	47
2010	44
2009	43
2008	42
2007	41
2006	39
2005	37
2004	35
2003	33
2002	32
2001	32
2000	31

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

That is unchanged from 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 52, the figure has changed by +3 points.
Among the 193 countries with data for 2023, Lesotho has the 148th highest value.

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All statistics for Lesotho

Health spending share of GDP 12.6% 2023 · World Bank Life expectancy estimates and projections 57.4 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 12.9 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 47.9 years 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 2.90 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 22.2% 2024 · WHO

Source and dates

Original producer: WHO
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code: UHC_INDEX_REPORTED · dataset details · view at source
Observation period: 2000 to 2023 for Lesotho
Provider update: 5 December 2025
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution: Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory

How Lesotho compares in 2023 Neighbouring positions among 193 countries with a value for 2023.

145 Kenya 57
146 Ghana 56
147 Pakistan 56
148 Lesotho 55
149 Bangladesh 54
150 Uganda 54
151 Gambia 53

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What this measures

A summary of how well essential health services reach the population, from 0 to 100, based on 14 tracer indicators of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health, infectious diseases, noncommunicable diseases and service capacity (SDG indicator 3.8.1).

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