Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Nepal
Nepal: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Nepal, 2003–2024
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 one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Nepal is 97.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Nepal peaked at 97.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2003.
Nepal ranks 27th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2.0% | — |
| 2004 | 27.0% | +1250.0% |
| 2005 | 41.0% | +51.9% |
| 2006 | 69.0% | +68.3% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | +18.8% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 82.0% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 84.0% | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 91.0% | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 94.0% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +3.2% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 97.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 97.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +1250.0% | 2.0% | 27.0% |
| 2006 | +68.3% | 41.0% | 69.0% |
| 2005 | +51.9% | 27.0% | 41.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.0% | 2.0% | 89.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 82.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.2% | 84.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 27 Albania 97.0% compare
- 27 Andorra 97.0% compare
- 27 Bangladesh 97.0% compare
- 27 Belgium 97.0% compare
- 27 Egypt 97.0% compare
- 27 Malta 97.0% compare
- 27 Nauru 97.0% compare
- 27 Russia 97.0% compare
- 27 Saint Kitts and Nevis 97.0% compare
- 27 Saudi Arabia 97.0% compare
- 27 South Korea 97.0% compare
- 27 Sri Lanka 97.0% compare
- 27 Tajikistan 97.0% compare
- 27 Tunisia 97.0% compare
- 27 Vietnam 97.0% compare
More reference data data for Nepal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7753 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7853 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7974 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.28 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Nepal?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Nepal was 97.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2003.
- How does Nepal rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b?
- Nepal ranks 27th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b 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 & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.