Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Kuwait
Kuwait: Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine was 512.18 one-year-olds in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Kuwait, 2015–2023
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in one-year-olds.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Kuwait is 512.18 one-year-olds, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 72.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Kuwait peaked at 1,892 one-year-olds in 2015 and was at its lowest, 512.18 one-year-olds, in 2023.
That places Kuwait 158th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,082 one-year-olds | 602.19 one-year-olds | 1,892 one-year-olds | 5 |
| 2020s | 528.44 one-year-olds | 512.18 one-year-olds | 536.05 one-year-olds | 4 |
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More health data for Kuwait
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 13 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 13 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 43,234 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 26,039 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 35,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 24,410 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 29,036 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 23,499 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Kuwait?
- Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Kuwait was 512.18 one-year-olds in 2023, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1,892 one-year-olds in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 512.18 one-year-olds in 2023.
- How does Kuwait rank for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Kuwait ranks 158th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of one-year-olds who have not had the first dose of the inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.