Newborns protected against tetanus in Kuwait
Kuwait: Newborns protected against tetanus was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Kuwait, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newborns protected against tetanus in Kuwait is 99.0%, measured 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, newborns protected against tetanus in Kuwait peaked at 99.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1980.
That places Kuwait 4th out of 106 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 | 21.8% | 6.0% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.2% | 24.0% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.9% | 77.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 95.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Kuwait
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 25,736 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 33,261 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 1.39 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 24,505 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 25,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 31,823 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 29,717 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 27,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 23,996 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 28,002 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Kuwait?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Kuwait was 99.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1980.
- How does Kuwait rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Kuwait ranks 4th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus 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 World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Newborns protected against tetanus (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Newborns protected against tetanus are the percentage of births by women of child-bearing age who are immunized against tetanus.