Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Kuwait
Kuwait: Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe was 94.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Kuwait, 2005–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Kuwait stood at 94.0%.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Kuwait peaked at 99.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 2005.
Kuwait ranks 40th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 77.0% | — |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +24.7% |
| 2007 | 90.0% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 94.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.0%, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 94.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 92.0%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.6% | 77.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 96.4% | 86.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.4% | 91.0% | 94.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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 vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Kuwait?
- Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Kuwait was 94.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 2005.
- How does Kuwait rank for vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe?
- Kuwait ranks 40th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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 against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children who have had two doses of the measles vaccine in a given year.