Immunization, Pol3 in Nepal
Nepal: Immunization, Pol3 was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Pol3 in Nepal, 1981–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
In 2024, immunization, pol3 in Nepal stood at 97.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Nepal peaked at 98.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1981.
Nepal ranks 29th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.8% | 1.0% | 43.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 56.2% | 42.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.6% | 72.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 85.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 84.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 29 Albania 97.0% compare
- 29 Bangladesh 97.0% compare
- 29 China 97.0% compare
- 29 Egypt 97.0% compare
- 29 South Korea 97.0% compare
- 29 Latvia 97.0% compare
- 29 Malta 97.0% compare
- 29 Nauru 97.0% compare
- 29 Norway 97.0% compare
- 29 Palau 97.0% compare
- 29 Russia 97.0% compare
- 29 Saudi Arabia 97.0% compare
- 29 Singapore 97.0% compare
- 29 Sri Lanka 97.0% compare
- 29 Saint Kitts and Nevis 97.0% compare
- 29 Tajikistan 97.0% 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, pol3 in Nepal?
- Immunization, pol3 in Nepal was 97.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1981.
- How does Nepal rank for immunization, pol3?
- Nepal ranks 29th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Child immunization rate, polio, is the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received polio vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized after three doses.