Tuberculosis treatment coverage in Nepal
Nepal: Tuberculosis treatment coverage was 60 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment coverage in Nepal, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis treatment coverage in Nepal is 60, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment coverage in Nepal peaked at 60 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29, in 2000.
Nepal ranks 170th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment coverage in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29 | — |
| 2001 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 30 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 34 | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 33 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 35 | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 36 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 37 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 40 | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 41 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 43 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 44 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 43 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 46 | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 45 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 43 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 44 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 46 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 47 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 41 | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 42 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 54 | +28.6% |
| 2023 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 60 | +11.1% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 60 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 60 is below the median for South Asia, which is 64, 94% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis treatment coverage 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +28.6% | 42 | 54 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.8 | 29 | 40 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.2 | 41 | 47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.2 | 41 | 60 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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 tuberculosis treatment coverage in Nepal?
- Tuberculosis treatment coverage in Nepal was 60 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment coverage recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 60 in 2024.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment coverage recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 29 in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for tuberculosis treatment coverage?
- Nepal ranks 170th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis treatment coverage rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. 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 Tuberculosis treatment coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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