Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin in Kuwait
Kuwait: Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin was 99 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
99
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 18 countries
All-time high
99
in 2008
All-time low
84
in 2006
Years of data
20
2006–2025
Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin in Kuwait, 2006–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin in Kuwait is 99, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin in Kuwait peaked at 99 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 84, in 2006.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 84 | — |
| 2007 | 94 | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 99 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 97 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 99 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 99 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 96 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99 | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 99 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 99 is above the median for high income countries, which is 99, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94 | 84 | 99 | 4 |
| 2010s | 97.9 | 96 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.83 | 98 | 99 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin in Kuwait?
- Percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin in Kuwait was 99 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 84 in 2006.
- How does Kuwait rank for percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin?
- Kuwait ranks 1st out of 18 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin (vaccine against tuberculosis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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