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.
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.