Measles immunization — all countries

Measles immunization — Nepal

Measles immunization in Nepal in 2024 — 97%. Ranked 31 in the world out of 192. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 95 pp.

2024 97% +4 pp vs 2023
World rank 31of 192
Period maximum 97%2024
Period minimum 2%1981

Trend over time

1981–2024 · % of children aged 12–23 months

Measles immunization — Nepal, 1981–2024025507510019811986199119962001200620112016202120241981: 2%1982: 2%1983: 11%1984: 24%1985: 34%1986: 37%1987: 37%1988: 58%1989: 57%1990: 57%1991: 57%1992: 58%1993: 58%1994: 58%1995: 56%1996: 65%1997: 73%1998: 67%1999: 81%2000: 71%2001: 71%2002: 71%2003: 75%2004: 73%2005: 74%2006: 85%2007: 81%2008: 79%2009: 90%2010: 86%2011: 88%2012: 86%2013: 88%2014: 88%2015: 85%2016: 83%2017: 90%2018: 91%2019: 92%2020: 87%2021: 90%2022: 90%2023: 93%2024: 97%
Change over the period: +95 pp Annual average: 2.21 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Nepal 97%
World 84.3%
South Asia 96.9%
Southern Asia computed 94.8%
Measles immunization — Nepal, by year Nepal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 97 +4 pp
2023 93 +3 pp
2022 90 +0 pp
2021 90 +3 pp
2020 87 −5 pp
2019 92 +1 pp
2018 91 +1 pp
2017 90 +7 pp
2016 83 −2 pp
2015 85 −3 pp
2014 88 +0 pp
2013 88 +2 pp
2012 86 −2 pp
2011 88 +2 pp
2010 86 −4 pp
2009 90 +11 pp
2008 79 −2 pp
2007 81 −4 pp
2006 85 +11 pp
2005 74 +1 pp
2004 73 −2 pp
2003 75 +4 pp
2002 71 +0 pp
2001 71 +0 pp
2000 71 −10 pp
1999 81 +14 pp
1998 67 −6 pp
1997 73 +8 pp
1996 65 +9 pp
1995 56 −2 pp
1994 58 +0 pp
1993 58 +0 pp
1992 58 +1 pp
1991 57 +0 pp
1990 57 +0 pp
1989 57 −1 pp
1988 58 +21 pp
1987 37 +0 pp
1986 37 +3 pp
1985 34 +10 pp
1984 24 +13 pp
1983 11 +9 pp
1982 2 +0 pp
1981 2

Southern Asia, 2024

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

About the indicator

The share of children aged 12–23 months who have been vaccinated against measles. Measles is more contagious than almost any other infection, and its threshold of herd immunity is higher than the rest — about 95% — so a fall in coverage by a few points brings outbreaks back to countries where the disease was considered beaten. This series shows how coverage sagged in 2020–2021 and where it has not recovered since.

Important: The first dose. Reliable protection requires two, and coverage of the second dose is lower; the World Bank has no separate series for it.

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