Vaccination coverage in Kuwait
Kuwait: Vaccination coverage was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Kuwait, 1992–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vaccination coverage in Kuwait is 99.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Kuwait peaked at 99.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 1992.
That places Kuwait 1st out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.0% | 38.0% | 99.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 98.1% | 94.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 91.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 93.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
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- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Jamaica 99.0% compare
- 1 Latvia 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 99.0% compare
- 1 Niue 99.0% compare
- 1 North Korea 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Palau 99.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Lucia 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 1 Turkey 99.0% compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 99.0% compare
More health data for Kuwait
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 13 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 13 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 43,234 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 26,039 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 35,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 24,410 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 29,036 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 23,499 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage in Kuwait?
- Vaccination coverage in Kuwait was 99.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 1992.
- How does Kuwait rank for vaccination coverage?
- Kuwait ranks 1st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vaccination coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.