Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Kuwait, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 98.0% for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Kuwait peaked at 99.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 1980.
Kuwait ranks 22nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 84.0% | 48.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.6% | 66.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.4% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.5% | 93.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 94.0% | 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 share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Kuwait?
- Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Kuwait was 98.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 1980.
- How does Kuwait rank for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine?
- Kuwait ranks 22nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the measles vaccine in a given year.