Health in Nepal 1,220 indicators covering health for Nepal. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Vaccinations (DPT 3) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q3 80.6% 2019 up 15.1% 23rd Vaccinations (DPT 3) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q4 81.2% 2019 down 5.6% 26th Vaccinations (DPT 3) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q5 85.9% 2019 up 12.4% 25th Vaccinations (no vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q1 1.4% 2019 up 7.7% 36th Vaccinations (no vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q2 4.0% 2019 down 39.4% 21st Vaccinations (no vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q3 2.4% 2019 down 71.4% 25th Vaccinations (no vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q4 2.7% 2019 down 20.6% 20th Vaccinations (no vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q5 1.1% 2019 down 62.1% 29th Number of malaria cases treated with artemisinin-based combination 264 2024 down 77.9% 60th Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q2 21.1% 2019 up 13.4% 20th Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q3 21.1% 2019 up 8.2% 18th Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q4 20.7% 2019 up 1.5% 18th Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q5 16.9% 2019 down 14.2% 20th Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q1 22.1% 2019 up 26.3% 18th Number of imported cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis reported 2 2024 — 24th Number of people protected from malaria by indoor residual spraying 267,940 2024 down 18.8% 24th Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q1 57.1% 2019 up 604.9% 21st Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q2 72.8% 2019 up 226.5% 21st Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 80.5% 2019 up 206.1% 22nd Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q4 87.6% 2019 up 90.0% 24th Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 95.9% 2019 up 49.1% 22nd Number of imported cases of visceral leishmaniasis reported 17 2024 down 29.2% 3rd Exclusive breastfeeding under six months 56.4 2022 down 19.0% 18th Exclusive breastfeeding under six months 160.24 2022 down 23.4% 26th Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 33 lowest 2019 down 56.0% 31st Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 37 2019 down 43.9% 27th Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 38 2019 down 40.6% 25th Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 38 2019 down 35.6% 22nd Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 13 highest 2019 down 63.9% 31st Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 26 lowest 2019 down 57.4% 30th Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 31 2019 down 44.6% 25th Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 35 2019 down 36.4% 20th Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 16 2019 down 69.8% 27th Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 12 highest 2019 down 62.5% 30th Number of destroyed or damaged health facilities attributed to 2 2020 up 100.0% 25th Persistence to last grade of primary 73.5% 2016 — 82nd Primary health care expenditure (PHCE) per сapita in US$ 47.85 2023 up 49.3% 53rd Average cost of tuberculosis treatment by type 109 2024 up 1,111.1% 2nd Ever breastfed 98.6 2022 up 0.4% 6th Continued breastfeeding 12-23 months 93.7 2022 unchanged 1st Pharmaceutical Technicians and Assistants 14,507 2024 up 383.6% 6th Medical and Pathology Laboratory Technicians 36,259 2024 up 1,045.3% 3rd Early Initiation of Breastfeeding, Children born in the last 24 months 54.6 2022 up 22.7% 28th Proportion of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant 77.4% 2023 up 18.5% 9th Dental Assistants and Therapists 3,423 2024 up 69.0% 11th Proportion of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant 78.4% 2023 up 41.0% 5th Financial hardship in health and components (SDG 3.8.2, 2025) 28.3% 2022 down 14.4% 14th Community Health Workers 50,396 2024 up 0.5% 14th Total use of antibacterials expressed as DDD per 1000 inhabitants per 33.28 2023 down 17.9% 4th Pattern of antibiotic consumption at national level 26.24 2023 down 18.5% 47th Commitments to recipient countries 222.74 2010 up 644.7% 17th Disbursements to recipient countries 146.7 2010 up 609.4% 27th Medical and Pathology Laboratory scientists 4,921 2024 down 81.7% 6th Women who were first married by age 15 5.8% 2022 down 42.6% 14th Women who were first married by age 18 34.9% 2022 down 14.3% 7th Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection 57.5% 2022 up 15.0% 23rd Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life 62.1% 2019 down 10.8% 13th Population with household spending on health greater than 25% of 2.5% 2016 up 180.7% 11th Population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health 3.4% 2016 up 75.5% 8th Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures 0.8% 2016 up 63.0% 16th ← Previous Page 20 of 21 Next →