Immunization, Pol3 in Kuwait
Kuwait: Immunization, Pol3 was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Pol3 in Kuwait, 1980–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for immunization, pol3 in Kuwait is 99.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Kuwait peaked at 99.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 1980.
That places Kuwait 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, Pol3 in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 70.0% | — |
| 1981 | 79.0% | +12.9% |
| 1982 | 84.0% | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 90.0% | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 71.0% | -24.5% |
| 1991 | 80.0% | +12.7% |
| 1992 | 89.0% | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 97.0% | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 94.0% | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +5.3% |
| 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 | 94.0% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 87.5% | 70.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.1% | 71.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.4% | 94.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 94.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 94.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 1 Bhutan 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei 99.0% compare
- 1 Costa Rica 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Guyana 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Iran 99.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0918 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in Kuwait?
- Immunization, pol3 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, pol3 recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 1980.
- How does Kuwait rank for immunization, pol3?
- Kuwait ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Child immunization rate, polio, is the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received polio vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized after three doses.