Health in Nepal 1,220 indicators covering health for Nepal. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test 95 2024 down 86.9% 75th Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum 1.9 2014 up 26.7% 42nd Number of malaria suspects examined by rapid diagnostic test 347,947 2024 up 600.8% 45th Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits 77.8% 2019 up 55.3% 23rd How many health warnings are approved by the law for smokeless 2 2022 unchanged 41st Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 90 2022 up 20.0% 1st Average cost of tuberculosis treatment multi drug resistant 1,526 2024 up 18.1% 33rd Number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma 0 2025 — 22nd 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% 1st Treatment success rate: XDR-TB cases 81 2022 up 161.3% 23rd Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) 84.9% 2017 up 9.4% 70th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 80.9% 2017 up 11.8% 40th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 91.0% 2017 up 2.4% 43rd People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 99.0% 2017 up 13.9% 24th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 98.4% 2017 up 7.0% 35th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 100.0% 2017 up 5.4% 1st People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 69.1% 2017 up 175.1% 30th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 58.7% 2017 up 146.0% 47th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 53.1% 2017 up 105.5% 55th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 69.8% 2017 up 83.3% 53rd People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 74.5% 2017 up 16.3% 62nd People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 16.5% 2017 down 73.8% 52nd People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 24.6% 2017 down 62.0% 28th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 33.0% 2017 down 43.8% 13th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 7.6% 2017 down 81.7% 20th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 47th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 80.4% 2017 up 12.5% 34th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 87.9% 2017 down 1.0% 36th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 97.9% 2017 up 10.6% 23rd People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 98.3% 2017 up 5.7% 21st People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 100.0% 2017 up 7.7% 1st People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 89.4% 2017 up 1.8% 52nd People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 95.3% 2017 up 3.4% 56th People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 98.0% 2017 up 3.8% 44th People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 98.9% 2017 up 3.7% 42nd People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 100.0% 2017 up 4.0% 14th People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 71.9% 2017 up 181.8% 26th People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 65.0% 2017 up 157.4% 35th People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 49.6% 2017 up 112.2% 51st People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 57.9% 2017 up 96.8% 53rd People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 75.9% 2017 up 33.7% 51st People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 55.8% 2017 up 68.5% 49th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 56.8% 2017 up 12.9% 51st People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 52.4% 2017 up 2.0% 63rd People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 60.6% 2017 up 2.2% 66th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 85.7% 2017 down 0.3% 64th People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 14.1% 2017 down 77.5% 58th People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 18.0% 2017 down 71.8% 43rd People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 36.3% 2017 down 42.5% 22nd People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 28.2% 2017 down 50.0% 20th People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 3.8% 2017 down 81.8% 34th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 21.5% 2017 down 52.9% 18th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 12.2% 2017 down 19.8% 11th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 5.2% 2017 up 11.9% 9th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 0.8% 2017 up 75.4% 17th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 0.1% 2017 up 381.4% 28th Population in areas that warrant treatment with antibiotics, facial 0 2025 down 100.0% 23rd Sales of beer in 1000s hectolitres 315 2009 up 52.9% 30th Confirmed cases of MDR-TB 354 2012 up 117.2% 18th ← Previous Page 18 of 21 Next →