Japan vs Kuwait: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis
Japan
99.0%
in 2024
Kuwait
99.0%
in 2024
Japan rank
1st
Kuwait rank
1st
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis over time
- Japan
- Kuwait
How they compare
Japan currently reports 99.0% against 99.0% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kuwait ahead.
Japan ranks 1st and Kuwait ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.3% | 86.8% | 6.5% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 83.2% | 91.8% | 8.6% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 96.1% | 98.8% | 2.7% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 96.9% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 96.2% | 2.0% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis, Japan or Kuwait?
- Japan, at 99.0% against 99.0% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis between Japan and Kuwait?
- 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kuwait?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Kuwait rank globally for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis?
- Japan ranks 1st and Kuwait ranks 1st of 194 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 one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the combined diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine in a given year.