Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 99.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 194 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2016
All-time low
97.0%
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Kuwait, 2015–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 99.0% for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Kuwait peaked at 99.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 97.0%, in 2015.
That places Kuwait 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 97.0% | — |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 99.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (63 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.2% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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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)
- 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 who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Kuwait?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine 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 who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.0% in 2015.
- How does Kuwait rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Kuwait ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 who received the inactivated polio vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.