Kuwait - Immunization

Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children)

The value for Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) in Kuwait was 91.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 2017 and a minimum value of 38.00 in 1992.

Definition: Child immunization rate, hepatitis B is the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received hepatitis B vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized after three doses.

Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).

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Year Value
1992 38.00
1993 91.00
1994 93.00
1995 99.00
1996 99.00
1997 98.00
1998 99.00
1999 95.00
2000 95.00
2001 99.00
2002 99.00
2003 99.00
2004 94.00
2005 99.00
2006 99.00
2007 99.00
2008 99.00
2009 99.00
2010 99.00
2011 99.00
2012 98.00
2013 99.00
2014 96.00
2015 99.00
2016 99.00
2017 99.00
2018 91.00
2019 91.00

Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months)

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Kuwait was 91.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 2017 and a minimum value of 67.00 in 1980.

Definition: Child immunization, DPT, measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received DPT vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against diphtheria, pertussis (or whooping cough), and tetanus (DPT) after receiving three doses of vaccine.

Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).

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Year Value
1980 67.00
1981 79.00
1982 83.00
1983 89.00
1984 89.00
1985 90.00
1986 91.00
1987 92.00
1988 94.00
1989 94.00
1990 71.00
1991 80.00
1992 88.00
1993 97.00
1994 99.00
1995 99.00
1996 99.00
1997 96.00
1998 95.00
1999 94.00
2000 98.00
2001 99.00
2002 99.00
2003 99.00
2004 98.00
2005 99.00
2006 99.00
2007 99.00
2008 99.00
2009 99.00
2010 98.00
2011 99.00
2012 98.00
2013 99.00
2014 95.00
2015 99.00
2016 99.00
2017 99.00
2018 91.00
2019 91.00

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months)

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Kuwait was 98.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 99.00 in 2017, while its lowest value was 48.00 in 1980.

Definition: Child immunization, measles, measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received the measles vaccination before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against measles after receiving one dose of vaccine.

Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).

See also:

Year Value
1980 48.00
1981 71.00
1982 79.00
1983 80.00
1984 88.00
1985 91.00
1986 93.00
1987 95.00
1988 97.00
1989 98.00
1990 66.00
1991 75.00
1992 85.00
1993 95.00
1994 98.00
1995 98.00
1996 99.00
1997 95.00
1998 99.00
1999 96.00
2000 99.00
2001 99.00
2002 97.00
2003 97.00
2004 97.00
2005 99.00
2006 99.00
2007 99.00
2008 99.00
2009 99.00
2010 98.00
2011 99.00
2012 99.00
2013 99.00
2014 94.00
2015 93.00
2016 99.00
2017 99.00
2018 98.00
2019 98.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention