Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Nepal
Nepal: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 96.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Nepal, 2015–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 96.0% for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Nepal peaked at 96.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2017.
That places Nepal 71st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.6% | 16.0% | 80.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 85.4% | 73.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Nepal
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 257,727 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 292,665 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 264,161 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 294,479 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 270,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 295,028 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Nepal?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Nepal was 96.0% 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 who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2017.
- How does Nepal rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Nepal ranks 71st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine 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 WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.