Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Kuwait

Kuwait: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 189 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 1995
All-time low
38.0%
in 1992
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Kuwait, 1992–2024

0204060801001992200820241992: 38 %1993: 91 %1994: 93 %1995: 99 %1996: 99 %1997: 98 %1998: 99 %1999: 95 %2000: 95 %2001: 99 %2002: 99 %2003: 99 %2004: 94 %2005: 99 %2006: 99 %2007: 99 %2008: 99 %2009: 99 %2010: 99 %2011: 99 %2012: 98 %2013: 99 %2014: 96 %2015: 99 %2016: 99 %2017: 99 %2018: 91 %2019: 92 %2020: 93 %2021: 94 %2022: 96 %2023: 99 %2024: 99 %

Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 99.0% for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Kuwait peaked at 99.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 1992.

Kuwait ranks 1st of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 89.0% 38.0% 99.0% 8
2000s 98.1% 94.0% 99.0% 10
2010s 97.1% 91.0% 99.0% 10
2020s 96.2% 93.0% 99.0% 5

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  1. 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
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  4. 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
  5. 1 Jamaica 99.0% compare
  6. 1 Latvia 99.0% compare
  7. 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
  8. 1 Monaco 99.0% compare
  9. 1 Niue 99.0% compare
  10. 1 North Korea 99.0% compare
  11. 1 Oman 99.0% compare
  12. 1 Palau 99.0% compare
  13. 1 Portugal 99.0% compare
  14. 1 Saint Lucia 99.0% compare
  15. 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
  16. 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
  17. 1 Turkey 99.0% compare
  18. 1 Turkmenistan 99.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Kuwait?
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Kuwait was 99.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1995.
What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 1992.
How does Kuwait rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b?
Kuwait ranks 1st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B
Unit
%
Source
WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 4,723 data points, 1989–2024
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