Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) … MCV1, WUENIC in Kuwait
Kuwait: Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage was 99.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
99.0%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
1st
of 194 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2000
All-time low
93.0%
in 2015
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage in Kuwait, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 99.0% for measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (mcv1) immunization coverage in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (mcv1) immunization coverage in Kuwait peaked at 99.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 93.0%, in 2015.
Kuwait ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.0% | — |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 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 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +6.5% |
| 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 | 99.0% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 99.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 94.0%, 1.1× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.4% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.5% | 93.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.3% | 94.0% | 99.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Niue 99.0% compare
- 1 Iran 99.0% compare
- 1 Guyana 99.0% compare
- 1 Saudi Arabia 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei 99.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 99.0% compare
- 1 North Korea 99.0% compare
- 1 Andorra 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 99.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 99.0% compare
- 1 Bahrain 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Latvia 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 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)
- 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 measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (mcv1) immunization coverage in Kuwait?
- Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (mcv1) immunization coverage in Kuwait was 99.0% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (mcv1) immunization coverage recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (mcv1) immunization coverage recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.0% in 2015.
- How does Kuwait rank for measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (mcv1) immunization coverage?
- Kuwait ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (mcv1) immunization coverage rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) (WUENIC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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