Status of COVID-19 vaccination around South Asia

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Table 1. The demography (population), the outbreak of COVID-19 (Total number of COVID-19 cases, deaths), vaccination status, and health GDP for vaccines in South Asia (Data: 18th November 2021)

Country	Population	Total confirmed cases of COVID-19	Total deaths	First dose of vaccination given	Population with at least one dose of the vaccine		Population fully vaccinated		Percentage of vaccinated population compared to other South Asian countries		Total health budget spending
									At least one dose of the vaccine	Fully vaccinated	Per capita (US$)	Share GDP (%)
Afghanistan	38,928,346	156,739	7,297	22 February 2021	3,530,173*	9.1%	3,188,609*	8.2%	0.2%	0.2%	50	9.4
Bangladesh	164,689,383	1,573,214	27,934	27 January 2021	52,995,393	32.2%	33,999,865	20.6%	3.3%	2.1%	42	2.3
Bhutan	771,608	2,629	3	27 March 2021	588,307**	76.2%	559,839**	72.6%	0.04%	0.03%	103	3.1
India	1,380,004,385	34,478,517	464,623	16 January 2021	760,532,284	55.1%	388,254,602	28.1%	46.5%	23.8%	73	3.5
Maldives	540,544	90,266	248	1 February 2021	395,233	73.1%	361,635	66.9%	0.02%	0.02%	974	9.4
Nepal	29,136,808	818,307	11,489	27 January 2021	8,911,971	30.6%	7,624,038	26.2%	0.6%	0.5%	58	5.8
Pakistan	220,892,340	1,280,362	28,628	02 February 2021	78,747,199	35.6%	48,890,845	22.1%	4.8%	3%	43	3.2
Sri Lanka	21,413,249	553,722	14,057	29 January 2021	15,894,375	72.5%	13,688,710	62.5%	1%	0.8%	157	3.8
Total (SAARC region)	1,634,943,779	38,953,756	554,279	27 January 2021–27 March 2021	918,064,762	56.2%	493,379,534	30.2%	56.5%	30.5%	1500	5.0625

*14 November 2021, **31 October 2021.

Figure 1. The comparison of vaccination status in South Asia.