Costa Rica vs Kuwait: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis
Costa Rica
99.0%
in 2024
Kuwait
99.0%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
1st
Kuwait rank
1st
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis over time
- Costa Rica
- Kuwait
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 99.0% against 99.0% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Kuwait ranks 1st of 166 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.0% | 94.0% | 2.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 95.2% | 97.9% | 2.7% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 98.8% | 2.8% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis, Costa Rica or Kuwait?
- Costa Rica, at 99.0% against 99.0% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis between Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Kuwait rank globally for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Kuwait ranks 1st of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of newborns who have had one dose of the tuberculosis (BCG) vaccine in a given year.