Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Nepal

Nepal: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
1st
of 166 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2014
All-time low
22.0%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Nepal, 1980–2024

204060801001980200220241980: 22 %1981: 32 %1982: 59 %1983: 53 %1984: 58 %1985: 67 %1986: 67 %1987: 62 %1988: 66 %1989: 70 %1990: 74 %1991: 74 %1992: 75 %1993: 75 %1994: 76 %1995: 76 %1996: 81 %1997: 86 %1998: 81 %1999: 93 %2000: 85 %2001: 84 %2002: 85 %2003: 91 %2004: 85 %2005: 87 %2006: 93 %2007: 89 %2008: 87 %2009: 94 %2010: 94 %2011: 97 %2012: 96 %2013: 97 %2014: 99 %2015: 94 %2016: 93 %2017: 95 %2018: 96 %2019: 96 %2020: 92 %2021: 95 %2022: 96 %2023: 97 %2024: 99 %

Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Nepal is 99.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Nepal peaked at 99.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 1980.

Nepal ranks 1st of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Nepal?
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Nepal was 99.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2014.
What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 1980.
How does Nepal rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
Nepal ranks 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis 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 & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis
Unit
%
Source
WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
166 places, 6,610 data points, 1980–2024
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