Immunization, Pol3 in Kuwait
Kuwait: Immunization, Pol3 was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Pol3 in Kuwait, 1980–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for immunization, pol3 in Kuwait is 99.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Kuwait peaked at 99.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 1980.
That places Kuwait 1st out of 193 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 | 87.5% | 70.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.1% | 71.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.4% | 94.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 94.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 94.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 1 Bhutan 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei 99.0% compare
- 1 Costa Rica 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Guyana 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Iran 99.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 1 Turkey 99.0% compare
More health data for Kuwait
- Population, male 2.97 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 31,511 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 33,795 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 31,822 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 33,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 33,704 (2025)
- Population, male 61.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 33,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 32,481 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 31,517 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in Kuwait?
- Immunization, pol3 in Kuwait was 99.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 1980.
- How does Kuwait rank for immunization, pol3?
- Kuwait ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/), published as part of Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Child immunization rate, polio, is the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received polio vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized after three doses.