Table 1.

Summary of snakebite mortality reported from Nepal [# = Paper published year; full paper titles are listed in the reference section; * = Epidemiology and Disease Control Division, Ministry of Health, Nepal Government]

Study author/s	Year (#)	Data sources or location	(CFRs)
WHO	1987	15 district hospitals, Nepal; 1980–1985	4.5%
Heap and Cowan	1991	British Military Hospital, Dharan, the southeastern Nepal; 1989	27%
Hansdak et al.	1998	BPK Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, the southeastern Nepal; Aug. 1993 to Nov. 1994	22%
Sharma et al.	2003	10 health institutions, the southeastern Nepal; Jan. to Dec. 2000	3–58%
Sharma et al.	2004a	Chulachuli, Itahara, Kerabari, Rajghat, Shivagunj communities; the southeastern Nepal; Dec. 2001	27%
Sharma et al.	2004b	Damak Red Cross Sub-center, Jhapa, the southeastern Nepal; Jan. to Dec. 2000	3%
EDCD*	2005	33 health institutions, Nepal; 2003	15%
Pandey	2006	Bharatpur Hospital, Chitwan and Kaligandaki Community Hospital, Nawalparasi, the south central and the southwestern Nepal, respectively; Sep. 2004 to Sep. 2005	27%
Chappuis et al.	2007	Chulachuli, Itahara, Kerabari, Rajghat communities; the southeastern Nepal; Nov. to Dec. 2003	23%
Pandey	2007	23 communities; Chitwan and Nawalparasi, the southcentral and the southwestern Nepal; Apr. to Sep. 2005	27%
Thapa and Pandey	2009	43 health institutions, Nepal; 2005	13%
Joshi	2010	Health institutions in six mid-hill and 24 lowland districts, Nepal; 2008	24%
Pandey et al.	2010a	Madi Valley communities, Chitwan, the southcentral Nepal; Oct. 2007 to Oct. 2008	22%
Paudel	2012	Lumbini Zonal Hospital, Butwal, the southwestern Nepal; 2004 to 2010	12–28%
Magar et al.	2013	10 health institutions in Western Development Region; 2008 to 2010	13%