Newborns protected against tetanus in Kuwait
Kuwait: Newborns protected against tetanus was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Kuwait, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newborns protected against tetanus in Kuwait is 99.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Kuwait peaked at 99.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1980.
That places Kuwait 4th out of 106 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.8% | 6.0% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.2% | 24.0% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.9% | 77.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 95.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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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 newborns protected against tetanus in Kuwait?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Kuwait was 99.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1980.
- How does Kuwait rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Kuwait ranks 4th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Newborns protected against tetanus (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Newborns protected against tetanus are the percentage of births by women of child-bearing age who are immunized against tetanus.