Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Nepal
Nepal: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Nepal, 2013–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 97.0% for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Nepal peaked at 97.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 83.0%, in 2016.
That places Nepal 32nd out of 173 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 88.0% | — |
| 2014 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 83.0% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +4.3% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 97.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 97.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.1% | 83.0% | 92.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 87.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 32 Antigua and Barbuda 97.0% compare
- 32 Bhutan 97.0% compare
- 32 Botswana 97.0% compare
- 32 Egypt 97.0% compare
- 32 Iceland 97.0% compare
- 32 India 97.0% compare
- 32 Russia 97.0% compare
- 32 Rwanda 97.0% compare
- 32 Seychelles 97.0% compare
- 32 Singapore 97.0% compare
- 32 South Korea 97.0% compare
- 32 Spain 97.0% compare
- 32 Tuvalu 97.0% compare
- 32 Uruguay 97.0% 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 share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Nepal?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella 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 rubella recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.0% in 2016.
- How does Nepal rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella?
- Nepal ranks 32nd out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 rubella. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had one dose of rubella vaccine in a given year.