Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Kuwait, 1980–2024
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 diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Kuwait peaked at 99.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 1980.
That places Kuwait 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 86.8% | 67.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.8% | 71.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.8% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 91.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 93.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei 99.0% compare
- 1 Costa Rica 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Jamaica 99.0% compare
- 1 Japan 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 99.0% compare
- 1 Nauru 99.0% compare
- 1 Niue 99.0% compare
- 1 North Korea 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Lucia 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 1 Turkey 99.0% compare
More reference data data for Kuwait
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.33 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7222 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.0679 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.1686 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.2 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 151.75 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Kuwait?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis 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 diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 1980.
- How does Kuwait rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis?
- Kuwait ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.