Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Kuwait
Kuwait: Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of was 99 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Kuwait, 1980–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Kuwait is 99, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Kuwait peaked at 99 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 48, in 1980.
That places Kuwait 1st out of 20 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 48 | — |
| 1981 | 71 | +47.9% |
| 1982 | 79 | +11.3% |
| 1983 | 80 | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 88 | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 91 | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 93 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 95 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 97 | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 66 | -32.7% |
| 1991 | 75 | +13.6% |
| 1992 | 85 | +13.3% |
| 1993 | 95 | +11.8% |
| 1994 | 98 | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 95 | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 99 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 96 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 99 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 94 | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 93 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 99 | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 95 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 94 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 99 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 99 | +1.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 99 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 97, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 99 is above the median for high income countries, which is 99, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of 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 | +47.9% | 48 | 71 |
| 1990 | -32.7% | 98 | 66 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 84 | 48 | 98 | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.6 | 66 | 99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.4 | 97 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.5 | 93 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.33 | 94 | 99 | 6 |
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 percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Kuwait?
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Kuwait was 99 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 1996.
- What is the lowest percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 48 in 1980.
- How does Kuwait rank for percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of?
- Kuwait ranks 1st out of 20 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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 surviving infants who received the first dose of measles-containing vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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