Kuwait vs Latvia: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis
Kuwait
99.0%
in 2024
Latvia
99.0%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
1st
Latvia rank
1st
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis over time
- Kuwait
- Latvia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 99.0% against 99.0% in Latvia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Latvia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 166 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.0% | 95.2% | 1.2% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 94.1% | 3.8% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.2% | 0.6% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis, Kuwait or Latvia?
- Kuwait, at 99.0% against 99.0% in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis between Kuwait and Latvia?
- 0.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Latvia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Latvia rank globally for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Kuwait ranks 1st and Latvia 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.