Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for in Lesotho
Lesotho: Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for was 81.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for in Lesotho, 2011–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for in Lesotho stood at 81.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for in Lesotho peaked at 91.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 61.5%, in 2011.
That places Lesotho 59th out of 97 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 61.5% | — |
| 2012 | 70.0% | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 77.5% | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 91.2% | +17.7% |
| 2018 | 73.6% | -19.3% |
| 2019 | 78.5% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 83.0% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 80.1% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 81.5% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.4% | 61.5% | 91.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 81.5% | 80.1% | 83.0% | 3 |
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More gender data for Lesotho
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 786.22 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5717 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,708 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,708 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,291 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 26,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,880 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,319 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,717 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for in Lesotho?
- Women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for in Lesotho was 81.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.5% in 2011.
- How does Lesotho rank for women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for?
- Lesotho ranks 59th out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for syphilis (%), reported. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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