Immunization, BCG in Nepal
Nepal: Immunization, BCG was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, BCG in Nepal, 1980–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 99.0% for immunization, bcg in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in Nepal peaked at 99.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 1980.
That places Nepal 1st out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 55.6% | 22.0% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.1% | 74.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.0% | 84.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 93.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 92.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 1 Albania 99.0% compare
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- 1 Mongolia 99.0% compare
- 1 Nauru 99.0% compare
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- 1 Seychelles 99.0% compare
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- 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
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- 1 Uzbekistan 99.0% compare
More health data for Nepal
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 293,248 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 293,794 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 277,260 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 293,258 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 275,349 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 292,446 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 292,423 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 273,940 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 280,838 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 275,041 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in Nepal?
- Immunization, bcg in Nepal was 99.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, bcg recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 1980.
- How does Nepal rank for immunization, bcg?
- Nepal ranks 1st out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/), published as part of Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Child immunization rate, BCG is the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey for BCG. A child is considered adequately immunized after one dose.