Treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis in Nepal
Nepal: Treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis was 79.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis in Nepal, 2003–2024
Source: World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 79.8% for treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis in 2024.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis in Nepal peaked at 86.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2003.
Nepal ranks 18th of 66 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.9% | — |
| 2004 | 6.6% | +251.6% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | +70.4% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | -33.5% |
| 2007 | 38.0% | +407.6% |
| 2008 | 38.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 33.1% | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 46.0% | +39.0% |
| 2011 | 49.1% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | +75.1% |
| 2013 | 73.8% | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 68.9% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 69.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 66.8% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 70.2% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 70.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 66.6% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 73.2% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 75.6% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 51.4% | -32.0% |
| 2023 | 83.8% | +63.2% |
| 2024 | 79.8% | -4.8% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 79.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.8%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 79.8% is above the median for South Asia, which is 76.2%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +407.6% | 7.5% | 38.0% |
| 2004 | +251.6% | 1.9% | 6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.5% | 1.9% | 38.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 46.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.7% | 51.4% | 83.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 15 Madagascar 81.5% compare
- 16 Democratic Republic of Congo 80.5% compare
- 17 Cote d'Ivoire 80.4% compare
- 19 Uganda 78.1% compare
- 20 Chad 77.7% compare
- 21 Bangladesh 76.2% 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 treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis in Nepal?
- Treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis in Nepal was 79.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2003.
- How does Nepal rank for treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis?
- Nepal ranks 18th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Drug coverage out of estimated population who require it.