Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Nepal
Nepal: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Nepal, 1980–2024
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.
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 22.0% | — |
| 1981 | 32.0% | +45.5% |
| 1982 | 59.0% | +84.4% |
| 1983 | 53.0% | -10.2% |
| 1984 | 58.0% | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 67.0% | +15.5% |
| 1986 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 62.0% | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 66.0% | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 70.0% | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 74.0% | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 81.0% | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 86.0% | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 81.0% | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 93.0% | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 85.0% | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 91.0% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 85.0% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 89.0% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 99.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.0%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 99.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 99.0%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +84.4% | 32.0% | 59.0% |
| 1981 | +45.5% | 22.0% | 32.0% |
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 |
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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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Share of newborns who have had one dose of the tuberculosis (BCG) vaccine in a given year.