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

Latest (2024)
97.0%
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
27th
of 189 countries
All-time high
97.0%
in 2024
All-time low
2.0%
in 2003
Years of data
22
2003–2024

Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Nepal, 2003–2024

0204060801002003201320242003: 2 %2004: 27 %2005: 41 %2006: 69 %2007: 82 %2008: 82 %2009: 89 %2010: 82 %2011: 92 %2012: 90 %2013: 92 %2014: 92 %2015: 91 %2016: 87 %2017: 90 %2018: 91 %2019: 93 %2020: 84 %2021: 91 %2022: 90 %2023: 94 %2024: 97 %

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 27 Albania 97.0% compare
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  4. 27 Belgium 97.0% compare
  5. 27 Egypt 97.0% compare
  6. 27 Malta 97.0% compare
  7. 27 Nauru 97.0% compare
  8. 27 Russia 97.0% compare
  9. 27 Saint Kitts and Nevis 97.0% compare
  10. 27 Saudi Arabia 97.0% compare
  11. 27 South Korea 97.0% compare
  12. 27 Sri Lanka 97.0% compare
  13. 27 Tajikistan 97.0% compare
  14. 27 Tunisia 97.0% compare
  15. 27 Vietnam 97.0% compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B
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
189 places, 4,723 data points, 1989–2024
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