BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) (WUENIC) in Nepal
Nepal: BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) was 99.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 164 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2014
All-time low
84.0%
in 2001
Years of data
26
2000–2025
BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Nepal, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 99.0% for bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Nepal peaked at 99.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 84.0%, in 2001.
Nepal ranks 1st of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.0% | — |
| 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% |
| 2025 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 99.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 91.5%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 99.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 96.5%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.0% | 84.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 93.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 92.0% | 99.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 1 Tuvalu 99.0% compare
- 1 Vanuatu 99.0% compare
- 1 Benin 99.0% compare
- 1 Guyana 99.0% compare
- 1 North Korea 99.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 99.0% compare
- 1 China 99.0% compare
- 1 Cook Islands 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei 99.0% compare
- 1 Costa Rica 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Nauru 99.0% compare
- 1 Iraq 99.0% compare
- 1 Latvia 99.0% compare
- 1 Cape Verde 99.0% compare
- 1 Thailand 99.0% compare
- 1 Dominican Republic 99.0% compare
- 1 Chile 99.0% compare
- 1 Uruguay 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 99.0% compare
- 1 Armenia 99.0% compare
- 1 Egypt 99.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 99.0% compare
- 1 Albania 99.0% compare
- 1 Panama 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Tunisia 99.0% compare
- 1 Nicaragua 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Mongolia 99.0% compare
More health data for Nepal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8518 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,326 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 955 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0451 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Nepal?
- Bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Nepal was 99.0% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.0% in 2001.
- How does Nepal rank for bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)?
- Nepal ranks 1st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) (WUENIC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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