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DPT immunization coverage — Kuwait

DPT immunization coverage in Kuwait in 2024 — 99%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 192. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 32 pp.

2024 99% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 1of 192
Period maximum 99%1994
Period minimum 67%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of children aged 12–23 months

DPT immunization coverage — Kuwait, 1980–20246070809010019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 67%1981: 79%1982: 83%1983: 89%1984: 89%1985: 90%1986: 91%1987: 92%1988: 94%1989: 94%1990: 71%1991: 80%1992: 88%1993: 97%1994: 99%1995: 99%1996: 99%1997: 96%1998: 95%1999: 94%2000: 98%2001: 99%2002: 99%2003: 99%2004: 98%2005: 99%2006: 99%2007: 99%2008: 99%2009: 99%2010: 98%2011: 99%2012: 98%2013: 99%2014: 95%2015: 99%2016: 99%2017: 99%2018: 91%2019: 92%2020: 93%2021: 94%2022: 96%2023: 99%2024: 99%
Change over the period: +32 pp Annual average: 0.73 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kuwait

Kuwait 99%
World 84.8%
Middle East & North Africa 84.4%
Western Asia computed 84.6%
High-income countries computed 94.3%
DPT immunization coverage — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 99 +0 pp
2023 99 +3 pp
2022 96 +2 pp
2021 94 +1 pp
2020 93 +1 pp
2019 92 +1 pp
2018 91 −8 pp
2017 99 +0 pp
2016 99 +0 pp
2015 99 +4 pp
2014 95 −4 pp
2013 99 +1 pp
2012 98 −1 pp
2011 99 +1 pp
2010 98 −1 pp
2009 99 +0 pp
2008 99 +0 pp
2007 99 +0 pp
2006 99 +0 pp
2005 99 +1 pp
2004 98 −1 pp
2003 99 +0 pp
2002 99 +0 pp
2001 99 +1 pp
2000 98 +4 pp
1999 94 −1 pp
1998 95 −1 pp
1997 96 −3 pp
1996 99 +0 pp
1995 99 +0 pp
1994 99 +2 pp
1993 97 +9 pp
1992 88 +8 pp
1991 80 +9 pp
1990 71 −23 pp
1989 94 +0 pp
1988 94 +2 pp
1987 92 +1 pp
1986 91 +1 pp
1985 90 +1 pp
1984 89 +0 pp
1983 89 +6 pp
1982 83 +4 pp
1981 79 +12 pp
1980 67 —

Western Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

KW Kuwait 99 OM Oman 99 TR Türkiye 99 IL Israel 98 SA Saudi Arabia 97 BH Bahrain 96 JO Jordan 96 QA Qatar 96 AE United Arab Emirates 96 AM Armenia 94 CY Cyprus 94 IQ Iraq 90 PS Palestine 88 GE Georgia 86 SY Syria 73 AZ Azerbaijan 51 LB Lebanon 49 YE Yemen 42
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About the indicator

The share of children aged 12–23 months who have received three doses of the combined vaccine against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus. The indicator is used as a gauge of whether the whole system of primary health care works: if a child has had three doses, the family has reached a health facility at least three times.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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