Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Haemophilus influenzae type B in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Haemophilus influenzae type B was 99.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 192 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2001
All-time low
91.0%
in 2018
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Haemophilus influenzae type B in Kuwait, 1998–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against haemophilus influenzae type b in Kuwait stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against haemophilus influenzae type b in Kuwait peaked at 99.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 91.0%, in 2018.
Kuwait ranks 1st of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Haemophilus influenzae type B in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 94.0% | — |
| 1999 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 98.0% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 99.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 99.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.0% | 94.0% | 94.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.8% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 91.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 93.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei 99.0% compare
- 1 Costa Rica 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Greece 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Jamaica 99.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 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
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 share of one-year-olds vaccinated against haemophilus influenzae type b in Kuwait?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against haemophilus influenzae type b 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 share of one-year-olds vaccinated against haemophilus influenzae type b recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against haemophilus influenzae type b recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.0% in 2018.
- How does Kuwait rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against haemophilus influenzae type b?
- Kuwait ranks 1st out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against haemophilus influenzae type b rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Haemophilus influenzae type B. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine in a given year.