Measles immunisation in Kuwait

98% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Kuwait had received a measles vaccine in 2024.

Measure: Measles immunisation of children Unit: % of children aged 12 to 23 months Data: 1980 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Kuwait, 2024 98% % of children aged 12 to 23 months
Change from 2023 −1.0percentage points 2023: 99%
World, 2024 84% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 21st of 192 See the full ranking

Measles immunisation in Kuwait over time

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% of children aged 12 to 23 months. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Measles immunisation of children (% of children aged 12 to 23 months), 2000 to 2024
Period KuwaitWorld
2024 98% 84%
2023 99% 83%
2022 99% 84%
2021 94% 82%
2020 95% 84%
2019 97% 86%
2018 98% 86%
2017 99% 85%
2016 99% 85%
2015 93% 85%
2014 94% 84%
2013 99% 84%
2012 99% 84%
2011 99% 85%
2010 98% 84%
2009 99% 83%
2008 99% 81%
2007 99% 79%
2006 99% 79%
2005 99% 77%
2004 97% 76%
2003 97% 74%
2002 97% 72%
2001 99% 73%
2000 99% 72%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.0 percentage points from 99% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 94%, the figure has changed by +4.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, Kuwait has the 21st highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 84%.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO and UNICEF estimates of national immunization coverage
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.IMM.MEAS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1980 to 2024 for Kuwait
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO and UNICEF estimates of national immunization coverage