Immunization, BCG in Kuwait
Kuwait: Immunization, BCG was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, BCG in Kuwait, 2006–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
In 2024, immunization, bcg in Kuwait stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in Kuwait peaked at 99.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 84.0%, in 2006.
Kuwait ranks 1st of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Immunization, BCG in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | 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% |
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% | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 287.2 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 107 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0879 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in Kuwait?
- Immunization, bcg in Kuwait was 99.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, bcg recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.0% in 2006.
- How does Kuwait rank for immunization, bcg?
- Kuwait ranks 1st out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg 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 WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/), published as part of Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Child immunization rate, BCG is the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey for BCG. A child is considered adequately immunized after one dose.