Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage in Nepal
Nepal: Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage was 96.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage in Nepal, 2015–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (ipv1) immunization coverage in Nepal is 96.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (ipv1) immunization coverage in Nepal peaked at 96.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2017.
Nepal ranks 72nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 59.0% | — |
| 2016 | 77.0% | +30.5% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | -79.2% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80.0% | +400.0% |
| 2020 | 73.0% | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | +9.1% |
| 2025 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.6% | 16.0% | 80.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 73.0% | 96.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (ipv1) immunization coverage in Nepal?
- Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (ipv1) immunization coverage in Nepal was 96.0% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (ipv1) immunization coverage recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (ipv1) immunization coverage recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2017.
- How does Nepal rank for inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (ipv1) immunization coverage?
- Nepal ranks 72nd out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (ipv1) immunization coverage rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.7%. 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 Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) (WUENIC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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