Health in Nepal

731 indicators covering health for Nepal.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population ages 80 and above, male 0.8% 2025 up 42.1% 120th
Population ages 00-04, female 1.34 million 2025 down 7.0% 50th
Population ages 00-04, male 1.38 million 2025 down 8.3% 50th
Population ages 05-09, female 1.33 million 2025 down 9.1% 51st
Population ages 05-09, male 1.42 million 2025 down 7.3% 51st
Population ages 10-14, female 1.37 million 2025 down 13.8% 49th
Population ages 10-14, male 1.47 million 2025 down 11.7% 48th
Population ages 15-19, female 1.44 million 2025 down 13.0% 44th
Population ages 15-19, male 1.46 million 2025 down 13.2% 47th
Population ages 20-24, female 1.48 million 2025 down 0.8% 39th
Population ages 20-24, male 1.39 million 2025 up 3.5% 47th
Population ages 25-29, female 1.43 million 2025 up 17.4% 39th
Population ages 25-29, male 1.22 million 2025 up 34.4% 50th
Population ages 30-34, female 1.28 million 2025 up 24.0% 45th
Population ages 30-34, male 1.01 million 2025 up 30.0% 53rd
Population ages 35-39, female 1.13 million 2025 up 29.3% 47th
Population ages 35-39, male 841,080 2025 up 17.9% 56th
Population ages 40-44, female 997,814 2025 up 33.5% 46th
Population ages 40-44, male 776,793 2025 up 19.7% 52nd
Population ages 45-49, female 835,678 2025 up 30.7% 45th
Population ages 45-49, male 693,275 2025 up 19.7% 53rd
Population ages 50-54, female 720,340 2025 up 32.5% 46th
Population ages 50-54, male 629,498 2025 up 21.3% 49th
Population ages 55-59, female 589,303 2025 up 24.4% 49th
Population ages 55-59, male 511,833 2025 up 10.5% 51st
Population ages 60-64, female 484,654 2025 up 17.1% 50th
Population ages 60-64, male 438,501 2025 up 12.0% 50th
Population ages 65-69, female 395,791 2025 up 18.9% 48th
Population ages 65-69, male 358,188 2025 up 18.0% 46th
Population ages 70-74, female 308,350 2025 up 29.1% 52nd
Population ages 70-74, male 262,378 2025 up 26.2% 50th
Population ages 75-79, female 205,854 2025 up 42.7% 51st
Population ages 75-79, male 165,515 2025 up 44.5% 50th
Population ages 80 and above, female 154,790 2025 up 41.5% 66th
Population ages 80 and above, male 111,095 2025 up 49.6% 60th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female 1.6% 2024 up 23.1% 155th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male 1.9% 2024 up 26.7% 154th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 1.8% 2024 up 28.6% 154th
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female 25.1% 2024 down 30.7% 33rd
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male 27.0% 2024 down 28.6% 37th
Prevalence of stunting, height for age 26.0% 2024 down 29.7% 36th
Hospital beds 0.54 per 1,000 people 2023 up 107.7% 160th
Share of children vaccinated against measles vs. against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis 93.0% 2024 45th
Tuberculosis death rate 53 per 100,000 people 2024 down 17.2% 11th
Incidence of tuberculosis 227 per 100,000 people 2024 down 17.8% 26th
Tuberculosis cases 67,000 cases 2024 down 11.8% 23rd
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban 92.3% 2024 up 0.5% 142nd
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban 82.7% 2024 up 38.0% 122nd
People practicing open defecation, urban 2.4% 2024 down 74.4% 30th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural 94.0% 2024 up 7.7% 82nd
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural 87.0% 2024 up 67.5% 82nd
People using at least basic drinking water services 93.6% 2024 up 6.3% 137th
People using safely managed drinking water services 16.5% 2024 down 38.8% 144th
People practicing open defecation, rural 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% 103rd
People using at least basic sanitation services 86.0% 2024 up 61.1% 140th
Tuberculosis case detection rate 60.0% 2024 up 30.4% 182nd
Tuberculosis death rate in people without HIV 53 Deaths per 100 000 population 2024 down 17.2% 11th
People practicing open defecation 0.5% 2024 down 98.1% 89th
Hospital beds per 1,000 people 0.54 per 1,000 people 2023 up 107.7% 160th
Current health expenditure 6.2% 2023 up 33.0% 100th