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DPT immunization coverage — Nepal

DPT immunization coverage in Nepal in 2024 — 97%. Ranked 29 in the world out of 192. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 89 pp.

2024 97% +3 pp vs 2023
World rank 29of 192
Period maximum 97%2024
Period minimum 8%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of children aged 12–23 months

DPT immunization coverage — Nepal, 1980–2024025507510019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 8%1981: 16%1982: 18%1983: 23%1984: 27%1985: 32%1986: 38%1987: 46%1988: 45%1989: 44%1990: 43%1991: 46%1992: 49%1993: 51%1994: 54%1995: 54%1996: 65%1997: 78%1998: 71%1999: 65%2000: 74%2001: 72%2002: 72%2003: 78%2004: 80%2005: 75%2006: 89%2007: 82%2008: 82%2009: 95%2010: 93%2011: 92%2012: 90%2013: 92%2014: 92%2015: 91%2016: 87%2017: 90%2018: 91%2019: 93%2020: 84%2021: 91%2022: 90%2023: 94%2024: 97%
Change over the period: +89 pp Annual average: 2.02 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nepal

Nepal 97%
World 84.8%
South Asia 94.5%
Southern Asia computed 92.9%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 88.8%
DPT immunization coverage — Nepal, by year Nepal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 97 +3 pp
2023 94 +4 pp
2022 90 −1 pp
2021 91 +7 pp
2020 84 −9 pp
2019 93 +2 pp
2018 91 +1 pp
2017 90 +3 pp
2016 87 −4 pp
2015 91 −1 pp
2014 92 +0 pp
2013 92 +2 pp
2012 90 −2 pp
2011 92 −1 pp
2010 93 −2 pp
2009 95 +13 pp
2008 82 +0 pp
2007 82 −7 pp
2006 89 +14 pp
2005 75 −5 pp
2004 80 +2 pp
2003 78 +6 pp
2002 72 +0 pp
2001 72 −2 pp
2000 74 +9 pp
1999 65 −6 pp
1998 71 −7 pp
1997 78 +13 pp
1996 65 +11 pp
1995 54 +0 pp
1994 54 +3 pp
1993 51 +2 pp
1992 49 +3 pp
1991 46 +3 pp
1990 43 −1 pp
1989 44 −1 pp
1988 45 −1 pp
1987 46 +8 pp
1986 38 +6 pp
1985 32 +5 pp
1984 27 +4 pp
1983 23 +5 pp
1982 18 +2 pp
1981 16 +8 pp
1980 8 —

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MV Maldives 99 BT Bhutan 98 IR Iran 98 BD Bangladesh 97 NP Nepal 97 LK Sri Lanka 97 IN India 94 PK Pakistan 87 AF Afghanistan 59
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About the indicator

The share of children aged 12–23 months who have received three doses of the combined vaccine against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus. The indicator is used as a gauge of whether the whole system of primary health care works: if a child has had three doses, the family has reached a health facility at least three times.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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