BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) (WUENIC) in Kuwait
Kuwait: BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) was 99.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 164 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2008
All-time low
84.0%
in 2006
Years of data
20
2006–2025
BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Kuwait, 2006–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Kuwait is 99.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Kuwait peaked at 99.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 84.0%, in 2006.
That places Kuwait 1st out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 84.0% | — |
| 2007 | 94.0% | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 99.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 99.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.0% | 84.0% | 99.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 6 |
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More health data for Kuwait
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9259 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 287.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 107 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9273 % 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 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6875 % 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 bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Kuwait?
- Bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Kuwait was 99.0% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.0% in 2006.
- How does Kuwait rank for bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)?
- Kuwait ranks 1st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) (WUENIC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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