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.
Newborns protected against tetanus in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.0% | — |
| 1981 | 28.0% | +366.7% |
| 1982 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 29.0% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 28.0% | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 13.0% | -53.6% |
| 1986 | 9.0% | -30.8% |
| 1987 | 18.0% | +100.0% |
| 1988 | 30.0% | +66.7% |
| 1989 | 29.0% | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 51.0% | +75.9% |
| 1991 | 55.0% | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 58.0% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 53.0% | -8.6% |
| 1994 | 43.0% | -18.9% |
| 1995 | 37.0% | -14.0% |
| 1996 | 36.0% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 32.0% | -11.1% |
| 1998 | 24.0% | -25.0% |
| 1999 | 73.0% | +204.2% |
| 2000 | 77.0% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 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 99.0%, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 99.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 93.0%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newborns protected against tetanus in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +366.7% | 6.0% | 28.0% |
| 1999 | +204.2% | 24.0% | 73.0% |
| 1987 | +100.0% | 9.0% | 18.0% |
| 1990 | +75.9% | 29.0% | 51.0% |
| 1988 | +66.7% | 18.0% | 30.0% |
| 1985 | -53.6% | 28.0% | 13.0% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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 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.