Health in Nepal 1,220 indicators covering health for Nepal. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male 24.7% 2022 down 39.8% 35th How many health warnings are approved by the law for cigarette 5 2022 up 25.0% 97th Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 35,434 2011 up 20.0% 26th Number of reported cholera deaths 7 2021 down 22.2% 17th Physiotherapists 2,609 2024 up 64.4% 40th Diarrhea treatment 59.5% 2019 up 52.6% 17th Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 88.8% 2019 up 52.3% 72nd Generalist medical practitioners 21,458 2024 up 65.2% 25th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 90 2022 up 20.0% 2nd Average of 13 International Health Regulations core capacity scores 22.42 2017 down 50.2% 143rd New cases: pulmonary smear-negative 9,128 2012 down 4.4% 26th Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing 200 2025 down 66.1% 70th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 90 2022 up 20.0% 1st Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 90 2022 up 20.0% 7th Average death rate due to natural disasters 1.94 2021 down 4.5% 50th Number of full-time equivalent staff in national agency 7 2022 up 75.0% 40th Total number of notified TB cases 37,025 2014 up 13.3% 26th The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 11,863 2021 — 19th Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV 74 2025 up 196.0% 53rd Specialist medical practitioners 10,789 2024 up 77.5% 45th New cases: pulmonary smear unknown/not done 0 2012 — 109th Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate 90.0% 2011 up 3.4% 30th How many health warnings are approved by the law for other smoked 2 2022 down 50.0% 101st Insufficiently active 83.46 2016 up 0.1% 77th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 90 2022 up 20.0% 2nd The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 81.26 2021 — 92nd Contraceptive prevalence, any method 43.7% 2022 up 14.4% 27th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 90 2022 up 20.0% 4th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 90 2022 up 20.0% 1st Medical doctors 33.6% 2024 up 6.3% 75th Number of presumed malaria cases 0 2024 down 100.0% 40th Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method 32.7% 2022 down 1.5% 32nd Number of indigenous malaria cases 37 2024 down 93.7% 80th Number of confirmed malaria cases 1,043 2024 down 6.2% 74th Total number of malaria cases 1,043 2024 down 94.6% 74th Retreatment cases: treatment after default 206 2012 down 60.2% 36th Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases 5 2024 down 92.5% 72nd Number of suspected malaria cases 481,558 2024 up 265.8% 58th Retreatment cases: other 0 2012 down 100.0% 123rd Retreatment cases: treatment after failure 234 2012 down 2.1% 27th Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy 948 2024 down 14.7% 69th Unmet need for contraception 20.8% 2022 down 24.4% 23rd Large household expenditures health 2.1 2016 up 162.5% 20th Share of population with large household expenditures on health 10pc 10.66 2016 up 6.9% 24th Number of malaria suspects examined by microscopy 133,611 2024 up 108.9% 57th Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution 18,300 2015 up 19.6% 30th Natural disasters deaths 0 2025 — 7th Tuberculosis funding versus budget requirement 9.54 million 2025 down 2.5% 29th Preterm birth rate 11.2 2020 up 0.8% 13th Preterm birth 67,465 2020 down 1.6% 24th Percentage of people living with HIV who have suppressed viral loads 77 2025 up 113.9% 36th Percentage of people living with HIV receiving treatment who have 97 2025 up 7.8% 27th Antenatal care coverage - at least four visits 80.5% 2022 up 60.7% 54th Number of reported deaths from cholera 0 2016 — 51st Number of cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis reported 61 2024 — 43rd Domestic Expenditure on Malaria 2.84 million 2024 down 4.5% 27th Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household 24.9% 2022 down 18.3% 22nd Number of cases of visceral leishmaniasis reported 216 2024 down 30.5% 13th Exclusive breastfeeding 62.1% 2019 down 10.8% 13th Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture 0.4 2014 unchanged 126th ← Previous Page 17 of 21 Next →