Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Kuwait
Kuwait: Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds was 99 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 194 countries
All-time high
99
in 1994
All-time low
70
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Kuwait, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Kuwait is 99, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Kuwait peaked at 99 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 70, in 1980.
That places Kuwait 1st out of 194 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.
Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 70 | — |
| 1981 | 79 | +12.9% |
| 1982 | 84 | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 90 | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 89 | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 91 | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 93 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 94 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 71 | -24.5% |
| 1991 | 80 | +12.7% |
| 1992 | 89 | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 97 | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 99 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 94 | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 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 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 94 | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 99 | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 95 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 94 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 99 | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 99 | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 99 is above the median for high income countries, which is 95, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 99 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 95, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 87.5 | 70 | 94 | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.1 | 71 | 99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.4 | 94 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98 | 94 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.4 | 94 | 99 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99 compare
- 1 Bhutan 99 compare
- 1 Brunei 99 compare
- 1 Costa Rica 99 compare
- 1 Cuba 99 compare
- 1 Guyana 99 compare
- 1 Hungary 99 compare
- 1 Iran 99 compare
- 1 Luxembourg 99 compare
- 1 Maldives 99 compare
- 1 Monaco 99 compare
- 1 Niue 99 compare
- 1 Oman 99 compare
- 1 Portugal 99 compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99 compare
- 1 Tonga 99 compare
- 1 Turkey 99 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 107 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0272 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Kuwait?
- Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Kuwait was 99 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest polio vaccine coverage of one year olds recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 1994.
- What is the lowest polio vaccine coverage of one year olds recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 70 in 1980.
- How does Kuwait rank for polio vaccine coverage of one year olds?
- Kuwait ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is polio vaccine coverage of one year olds rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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